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10 songs that feel like Four on Six

Matched to Four on Six by Wes Montgomery on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Four on Six
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Four on Six
Wes Montgomery
moderate 27/100 intensity 140 BPM
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A 96% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (25/100).

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The Cat Returns — Deadmau5 safe 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (25/100). Same smooth texture.

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My Favorite Things — John Coltrane moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Good Life — Joe Pass safe 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It sits a little calmer at 21/100. Same smooth texture.

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Raga Desh — Ravi Shankar safe 95 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (23/100).

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Good Day Sunshine — The Beatles safe 125 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100). Same smooth texture.

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Changes — David Bowie safe 124 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100). Measured 91% alike.

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Miriam — Calvin Harris moderate 125 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Same smooth texture.

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Fur Elise — Ludwig van Beethoven safe 100 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (23/100).

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All for You — Janet Jackson safe 120 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Four on Six is more than you want right now.

Hung Up by Madonna
Hung Up — Madonna safe 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 27.

Give It 2 Me by Madonna
Give It 2 Me — Madonna safe 126 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge.

Girl Gone Wild by Madonna
Girl Gone Wild — Madonna safe 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 36/100.

Good Day Sunshine by The Beatles
Good Day Sunshine — The Beatles safe 125 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 27/100, versus the original's 27.

I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston
I Wanna Dance with Somebody — Whitney Houston safe 119 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 40/100, down from 27.

The Less I Know the Better by Tame Impala
The Less I Know the Better — Tame Impala safe 116 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge.

Changes by David Bowie
Changes — David Bowie safe 124 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 27/100.

Let's Dance by David Bowie
Let's Dance — David Bowie safe 115 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 38/100, versus the original's 27.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Four on Six” by Wes Montgomery?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545: I. Allegro” by Lang Lang, “The Cat Returns” by Deadmau5, “My Favorite Things” by John Coltrane — the top match scores 96% 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 “Four on Six” but calmer?

“Hung Up” by Madonna, “Give It 2 Me” by Madonna, “Girl Gone Wild” by Madonna keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Four on Six”?

It measures 27/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 140 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 sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 83% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 27/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, no sudden 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 90% 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

Sleep8/10
Focus10/10
Workout4/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1960 in context

The 91 songs we’ve measured from 1960 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity27
Dynamics56
Tempo56
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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