My Son John by Tom Paxton Song Details

Tom Paxton's ' "My Son John" was released on its scheduled release date, 1966. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:47. This song does not appear to have any foul language. My Son John's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 13 in the song's album "Outward Bound". In this album, this song's track order is #3. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. My Son John is 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 My Son John by Tom Paxton having a BPM of 85 with a half-time of 42 BPM and a double-time of 170 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with yoga or pilates. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of B♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 6B. So, the perfect camelot match for 6B would be either 6B or 7A. While, 7B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3B and a high energy boost can either be 8B or 1B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 6A or 5B will give you a low energy drop, 9B would be a moderate one, and 4B or 11B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 3A allows you to change the mood.

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