Pick Up the Pieces
30s preview
- BPM
- 170
- Half-time
- 85
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 71/100
- Pop
- 19/100
- Length
- 5:19
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Uk Garage
- Loudness
- -5.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBSZM1700465
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 170 BPM in D♭ major (3B), Pick Up the Pieces is a very fast uk garage production. The feel is dark and driving. Vocals read as voice. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 96% of Zed Bias's catalogue.
- Tempo:
- faster than 94% of Zed Bias's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 92% of Zed Bias's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Pick Up the Pieces in?
Pick Up the Pieces by Zed Bias is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Pick Up the Pieces?
Pick Up the Pieces runs at 170 BPM, a very fast track.
What mixes well with Pick Up the Pieces?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Pick Up the Pieces good for peak time?
With energy 71 out of 100 at 170 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 170 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 160-180 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 170 — 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 170 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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