Harlem Air Shaft by Duke Ellington Song Details

Duke Ellington's ' "Harlem Air Shaft" was released on its scheduled release date, May 15, 1961. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:03, the duration of this song is pretty average compared to other songs. This track is safe for children and doesn't appear to contain any foul language, since the "Explicit" tag was not present in this track. There are a total of 14 in the song's album "Piano In The Background (Expanded Edition)". In this album, this song's track order is #14. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. The popularity of Harlem Air Shaft is currently not that popular right now. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

With Harlem Air Shaft by Duke Ellington having a BPM of 171 with a half-time of 86 BPM and a double-time of 342 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

F Minor is the music key of this track. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 4A. So, the perfect camelot match for 4A would be either 4A or 3B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 4B or 5A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1A and a high energy boost can either be 6A or 11A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 3A would be a great choice. Where 7A would give you a moderate drop, and 2A or 9A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 7B allows you to change the mood.

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