Highway 40 Blues by Ricky Skaggs Song Details

On October 28, 1982, the song "Highway 40 Blues" was released by Ricky Skaggs. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:10. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. The track order of this song in Ricky Skaggs's "Highways And Heartaches" album is number 8 out of 10. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, Highway 40 Blues is currently average in popularity. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Highway 40 Blues by Ricky Skaggs to be Moderato (at a moderate speed) because the track has a tempo of 118 BPM, a half-time of 59BPM, and a double-time of 236 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is moderate. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of E Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 12B. So, the perfect camelot match for 12B would be either 12B or 1A. While, 1B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 9B and a high energy boost can either be 2B or 7B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 12A or 11B will give you a low energy drop, 3B would be a moderate one, and 10B or 5B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 9A allows you to change the mood.

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