| Neumann-McLaren Tempo Scale | beats per minute | common ground/border |
| frequency/vibration/tone/pitch | 391-1,200,000 | 390 |
| /baroque/punk/classical/bebop/rave/metal | 128-390 | 128.5 |
| victory/triumph/success/joy/mastery/satisfaction | 119-128 | 118.5 |
| foreboding/secretiveness/mystery/suspense/harbinger/omen | 113-118 | 114.5 |
| lust/desire/longing/yearning/passion/wanting/ | 106-112 | 105.5 |
| natural/serenity/comfort/ease/clarity/trust | 98-105 | 97.5 |
| enthusiasm/confidence/excitement/exuberance/eagerness/optimism/ | 90-97 | 89.5 |
| renewal/forgiveness/rebirth/acceptance/homecoming/resurrection | 85-89 | 84.5 |
| loneliness/sufferance/dissatisfaction/shame/melancholy/solitude/ | 79-84 | 78.5 |
| bittersweet/regret/diffidence/languidness/torpor/penitence/ | 77-78 | 76.5 |
| grace/control/poise/beauty/kindness/empathy/beneficence/ | 70-76 | 69.5 |
| ceremony/ritual/tradition/honor/consecration/rite/ | 63-69 | 62.5 |
| sincerity/temperance/soberness/prudence/solemnity/Platonism/ | 59-62 | 57.5 |
| melodrama/epic/glory/wistfulness/legendary/myth/ | 55-58 | 54.5 |
| /adoration/consecration/homage/reverence/surrealism/awe/ | 29-54 | 28.5 |
| no tempo inferred | 0-28 | 0 |