The Great Pretender by Lester Bowie Song Details

Lester Bowie's 'The Great Pretender' had a release date set for February 1, 1982. This song appears to be safe for all ages as it is not explicit. There are a total of 6 in the song's album "The Great Pretender". In this album, this song's track order is #1. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from Germany. The Great Pretender is not that popular right now. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

With The Great Pretender by Lester Bowie having a BPM of 79 with a half-time of 40 BPM and a double-time of 158 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. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of F Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 7B. So, the perfect camelot match for 7B would be either 7B or 8A. While, 8B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 4B and a high energy boost can either be 9B or 2B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 7A or 6B will give you a low energy drop, 10B would be a moderate one, and 5B or 12B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 4A allows you to change the mood.

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