Suno prompt for "Time" by Pink Floyd

Alan Parsons' clock sound collage and Nick Mason's roto-tom percussion intro. Real tempo and key from published music data, plus a starter style field you can paste into Suno right now.

Tempo
120 BPM
Key
F# Minor
Genre
Progressive Rock
Energy
Medium-High
Length
6:58
Sub-genres
Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock

Starter Suno style prompt

Starter style field · 314 chars

Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock, 120 BPM, F# Minor, Medium-High energy, Steady, driving mid-tempo rock with a heavy, slightly behind-the-beat feel, Gritty, soulful lead vocals with gospel-influenced female backing harmonies, Alan Parsons' clock sound collage and Nick Mason's roto-tom percussion intro

What makes it sound like that

Groove
Steady, driving mid-tempo rock with a heavy, slightly behind-the-beat feel
Vocal
Gritty, soulful lead vocals with gospel-influenced female backing harmonies
Emotional arc
Starts with existential tension, builds into a soaring guitar-driven catharsis, and ends in weary resignation

Song structure

Intro (Clock SFX)16 barsAtmospheric sound collage using antique clock recordings
Intro (Percussion)48 barsRoto-tom driven rhythmic build with VCS3 synth pulses
Verse 120 barsMain vocal section over F#m - A - E - F#m progression
5 more sections in the full blueprint, with lyrics and per-section direction

The starter prompt gets you close. The blueprint gets you there.

Full Style field under 1000 characters, bar-by-bar Lyrics field with section direction, exclusions and Suno v6 settings. Your first one is free, no card.

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FAQ

What BPM and key is "Time" by Pink Floyd?

"Time" by Pink Floyd runs at 120 BPM in F# Minor. Both values were sourced from published music data sites, not estimated.

How do I make a song like "Time" by Pink Floyd in Suno?

Put the tempo (120 BPM), key (F# Minor) and genre stack (Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock) at the front of Suno's Style field, then describe the groove and vocal delivery. Suno Prompt Machine builds the full Style and Lyrics fields from the track's real arrangement, with your first blueprint free.

What genre is "Time" by Pink Floyd?

"Time" by Pink Floyd is Progressive Rock, with elements of Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock.

Can I copy Pink Floyd's voice or lyrics in Suno?

No, and you shouldn't try. Naming artists in Suno is blocked. The working approach is to describe the sound in musical terms: tempo, key, groove, instrumentation and vocal style, then write original lyrics.

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