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10 songs that feel like Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004
Matched to Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 by Johann Sebastian Bach on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 98% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100).
98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same complex texture.
Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 90% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).
Measures 90% the same. It runs a little hotter at 68/100. Same complex texture.
A 90% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).
92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same complex texture.
Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 95% alike.
Measures 91% the same. It runs a little hotter at 71/100. Same complex texture.
A 90% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100).
87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Same complex texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 26/100, down from 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 14/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 15/100.
Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 41/100, versus the original's 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 41/100, down from 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 48/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 48/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 44/100, versus the original's 62.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004” by Johann Sebastian Bach?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Raga Bhairavi” by Ravi Shankar, “Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52” by Frédéric Chopin, “Wise One” by John Coltrane — the top match scores 98% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.
What songs are like “Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004” but calmer?
“Perséphone” by Igor Stravinsky, “Into the West” by Annie Lennox, “Aeon” by Antony and the Johnsons keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004”?
It measures 62/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, moderate sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 55 BPM.
How do you decide which songs are similar?
Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.
By the numbers: how this song compares
Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.
Where it sits in 19,000 songs
This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 83% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 62/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, moderate shifts, and instrumental. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 100% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.
Feels almost identical to
Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.
Dial the feeling up or down
Same feeling, bigger: Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53 'Heroic' — Frédéric Chopin
What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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