Tears
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 140
- Half-time
- 70
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 63/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:06
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Dubstep
- Loudness
- -5.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.1 dB
- ISRC
- USAT22300825
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 140 BPM in F minor (4A), Tears is a driving up-tempo dubstep production. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. More underground than 99% of Skrillex's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 96% of Skrillex's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 87% of Skrillex's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Tears in?
Tears by Skrillex is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Tears?
Tears runs at 140 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Tears?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Tears good for peak time?
With energy 63 out of 100 at 140 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 140 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 132-148 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 140 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 140 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
