Big Skeleton
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 171
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 90/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:30
- Released
- 2009
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -5.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.0 dB
- ISRC
- NZNV00900003
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Big Skeleton is a drum n bass track in G major (9B) at 171 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of The Upbeats's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Big Skeleton in?
Big Skeleton by The Upbeats is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Big Skeleton?
Big Skeleton runs at 171 BPM.
What mixes well with Big Skeleton?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Big Skeleton good for peak time?
With energy 90 out of 100 at 171 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 171 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 161-181 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 171 — 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 171 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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