All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan Song Details

Bob Dylan's ' "All Along the Watchtower" was released on its scheduled release date, December 27, 1967. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:34. This song does not appear to have any foul language. All Along the Watchtower's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in Bob Dylan's "John Wesley Harding" album is number 4 out of 12. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. Based on our statistics, All Along the Watchtower's popularity is average in popularity right now. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 129 BPM, a half-time of 64BPM, and a double-time of 258 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

D♭ Minor is the music key of this track. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 12A. So, the perfect camelot match for 12A would be either 12A or 11B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 12B or 1A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 9A and a high energy boost can either be 2A or 7A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 11A would be a great choice. Where 3A would give you a moderate drop, and 10A or 5A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 3B allows you to change the mood.

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