Table 2.

Spearman ρ values for correlations between features and mean tension (second rating only).

	Loudness	Pitch height: melody	Pitch height: inner	Pitch height: bass	Harmony	Onset frequency	Tempo	Tension
Loudness	–	−0.23	−0.09	0.20	0.30	0.33	0.37	0.52
Pitch height: melody	−0.23	–	−0.15	−0.18	0.19	−0.30	−0.005	−0.17
Pitch height: alto	−0.09	−0.15	–	0.04	0.11	0.26	0.25	0.03
Pitch height: bass	0.20	−0.18	0.04	–	0.34	0.25	0.17	0.43
Harmony	0.30	0.19	0.11	0.34	–	0.06	0.25	0.58
Onset frequency	0.33	−0.30	0.26	0.25	0.06	–	0.33	0.21
Tempo	0.37	−0.005	0.25	0.17	0.25	0.33	–	−0.07
Tension	0.52	−0.17	0.03	0.43	0.58	0.21	−0.07	–

Data points are sampled every beat.