Tears
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 121
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 90/100
- Pop
- 52/100
- Length
- 8:48
- Released
- 2022
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -6.4 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A club-tempo tech house cut, Tears sits in D minor (7A) at 121 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Better known than 99% of Tim Green's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Energy:
- hotter than 87% of Tim Green's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 76% of Tim Green's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Tears in?
Tears by Tim Green is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Tears?
Tears runs at 121 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Tears?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is Tears good for peak time?
With energy 90 out of 100 at 121 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7A at 121 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 114-128 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 121 — 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 121 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
