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10 songs that feel like Minuano (Six Eight)

Matched to Minuano (Six Eight) by Pat Metheny Group on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
Minuano (Six Eight)
Pat Metheny Group
moderate 48/100 intensity 180 BPM
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Blues for Alice — Charlie Parker moderate 180 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (180 BPM).

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The Eye of the Hurricane — Herbie Hancock moderate 142 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Hungarian Dance No. 1 — Johannes Brahms moderate 180 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (180 BPM).

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Poland — Tangerine Dream moderate 110 BPM

Measures 85% the same. It sits a little calmer at 42/100. Same layered texture.

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Bemsha Swing — Thelonious Monk safe 180 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (180 BPM).

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Magic Flute Overture — Mozart moderate 160 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Motherboard — Daft Punk moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same spacious pull — sits a little calmer at 39/100. Measured 86% alike.

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Ageispolis — Aphex Twin moderate 120 BPM

Measures 86% the same. It sits a little calmer at 39/100. Same layered texture.

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Take the 'A' Train — Duke Ellington moderate 200 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

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I Got Rhythm — Oscar Peterson moderate 200 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Minuano (Six Eight) is more than you want right now.

Near Light by Ólafur Arnalds
Near Light — Ólafur Arnalds safe 75 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 21/100, down from 48.

re:member by Ólafur Arnalds
re:member — Ólafur Arnalds safe 65 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge.

Astrakan Cafe by Anouar Brahem
Astrakan Cafe — Anouar Brahem safe 60 BPM

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 7. Reads 12/100.

Thursday Afternoon by Brian Eno
Thursday Afternoon — Brian Eno safe 50 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 7. 15/100, versus the original's 48.

Turning by Alex de Grassi
Turning — Alex de Grassi safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 8/100, down from 48.

Behind the Gardens by Andreas Vollenweider
Behind the Gardens — Andreas Vollenweider safe 55 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge.

Vogue by Madonna
Vogue — Madonna safe 116 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 38/100.

Atmosphere by Joy Division
Atmosphere — Joy Division safe 102 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 25/100, versus the original's 48.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Minuano (Six Eight)” by Pat Metheny Group?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Blues for Alice” by Charlie Parker, “The Eye of the Hurricane” by Herbie Hancock, “Hungarian Dance No. 1” by Johannes Brahms — the top match scores 99% 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 “Minuano (Six Eight)” but calmer?

“Near Light” by Ólafur Arnalds, “re:member” by Ólafur Arnalds, “Astrakan Cafe” by Anouar Brahem keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Minuano (Six Eight)”?

It measures 48/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 180 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 52% of songs, calmer than the other 48%. Its intensity reading of 48/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 98% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — 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.

What it’s good for

Sleep5/10
Focus9/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

1987 in context

The 205 songs we’ve measured from 1987 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity48
Dynamics67
Tempo78
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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