Freight Train Blues
Doc & Merle Watson
Sittin' Here Pickin' the Blues
2:45 January 1, 2004
BPM
136
Key
E Major
Camelot
12B

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Freight Train Blues by Doc & Merle Watson Song Details

On January 1, 2004, the song "Freight Train Blues" was released by Doc & Merle Watson. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:45. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Freight Train Blues's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 20 in the song's album "Sittin' Here Pickin' the Blues". In this album, this song's track order is #1. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. Based on our statistics, Freight Train Blues's popularity is not that popular right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

With Freight Train Blues by Doc & Merle Watson having a BPM of 136 with a half-time of 68 BPM and a double-time of 272 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with walking. 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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Popularity
Loudness
-11.17 dB
Acousticness
85%
Danceability
65%
Energy
40%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
12%
Loudness
81%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
84%

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ISRC
USFF28535207
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records