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Lullaby
Lullaby is a warm F major chord spread across five octaves, from a very deep bass note up to a high F, with the bright top rolled away. It's a wide, dark, slow-moving pad, not a tune. It suits you if you want something soft with a real chord in it running in the background.
Ready to play
Put this under rain or a fire, keep the blend you end up with, and play it through the night with your screen off. The Slo app does that on iOS, Android and Mac.
What the loop actually contains
The chord is F major — F, A and C — with those three notes repeated from a very deep bass all the way up to a high F above middle C. Unusually for this group the deepest note is also one of the loudest, which is what makes the pad feel heavy on a speaker that can actually play it. Above the high F everything falls away quickly, so there's no brightness on top. It swells gently about once a second and otherwise stays where it is.
How it differs from Moonlight Lullaby
The two share a word and very little else. This one is a wide chord leaning on its bass, with the bright top taken off. Moonlight Lullaby is its opposite: it comes from one spot instead of spreading out, has no bass at all, and plays an actual tune two octaves higher. If you want a chord, stay here; if you want a melody, go there.
Also nearby: Deep Focus is the same idea in E flat with a busier voicing. See everything on the sound library index, or add movement with the Lullaby and gentle rain blend in the free sound mixer.
Frequently asked questions
What chord is Lullaby?
F major — F, A and C — with the F turning up in five different octaves.
Is it a melody?
No. It is a sustained chord with slow swells. For a melodic figure, Moonlight Lullaby is the one to try.
Will phone speakers play it properly?
Only partly. Much of what makes it warm is deep bass a phone speaker can't produce, so it'll sound thinner than it really is. Earbuds give you the rest.
Is this suitable for a baby?
This site makes no claims about sound and infants. If you're thinking about playing something in a nursery, keep the volume low and raise it with your pediatrician.