When the Train Comes Along by Elizabeth Cotten Song Details

Elizabeth Cotten's ' "When the Train Comes Along" was released on its scheduled release date, September 21, 2004. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:45. This song does not appear to have any foul language. When the Train Comes Along's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 26 in the song's album "Shake Sugaree". In this album, this song's track order is #26. The popularity of When the Train Comes Along is currently not that popular right now. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With When the Train Comes Along by Elizabeth Cotten having a BPM of 174 with a half-time of 87 BPM and a double-time of 348 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Vivace (lively and fast) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

E Major is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, 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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