Words of Amber - Piano Rework
- BPM
- 77
- Double-time
- 154
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 6/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 3:20
- Released
- 2024
- Album
- For Now I Am Winter (Reworks)
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -29.6 dB
- ISRC
- GXBDS2494054
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Words of Amberoriginal6A · 166
- Words Of Amber - Remastered 2023original6A · 166
- Words of Amber - Uprightoriginal11A · 81
Against the original (6A at 166 BPM), this version runs 89 BPM slower and moves the key from 6A to 1A.
Words of Amber - Piano Rework runs 77 BPM in A♭ minor (1A), a downtempo record. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. Brighter than 99% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Groove:
- groovier than 80% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 77% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Words of Amber - Piano Rework in?
Words of Amber - Piano Rework by Olafur Arnalds is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Words of Amber - Piano Rework?
Words of Amber - Piano Rework runs at 77 BPM.
What mixes well with Words of Amber - Piano Rework?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Words of Amber - Piano Rework good for peak time?
With energy 6 out of 100 at 77 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 77 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 72-82 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 77 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 77 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
