Follow The Drinking Gourd by Taj Mahal Song Details

Taj Mahal's ' "Follow The Drinking Gourd" was released on its scheduled release date, 1967. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:38. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Follow The Drinking Gourd's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in Taj Mahal's "In Progress & In Motion (1965-1998)" album is number 14 out of 54. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. Based on our statistics, Follow The Drinking Gourd's popularity is unknown right now. Even with the track produces more of a neutral energy, it is pretty danceable compared to others.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Follow The Drinking Gourd by Taj Mahal to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 132 BPM, a half-time of 66BPM, and a double-time of 264 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of E Minor. Because this track belongs in the E Minor key, the camelot key is 9A. So, the perfect camelot match for 9A would be either 9A or 8B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 9B or 10A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6A and a high energy boost can either be 11A or 4A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 8A would be a great choice. Where 12A would give you a moderate drop, and 7A or 2A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 12B allows you to change the mood.

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