Picking with the Fingers by Jean Ritchie Song Details

Jean Ritchie's 'Picking with the Fingers' had a release date set for January 1, 1964. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:26, we are fairly confident that this song is not explicit and is safe for all ages. Based on the duration of this song, this song duration is much smaller than the average song duration. There are a total of 24 in the song's album "The Appalachian Dulcimer: An Instructional Record". In this album, this song's track order is #10. Picking with the Fingers is not that popular right now. Although the overall vibe is very danceable, it does project more negative sounds.

BPM and Tempo

With Picking with the Fingers by Jean Ritchie having a BPM of 59 with a half-time of 30 BPM and a double-time of 118 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Lento (slowly) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of C Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 8B. So, the perfect camelot match for 8B would be either 8B or 9A. While, 9B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5B and a high energy boost can either be 10B or 3B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 8A or 7B will give you a low energy drop, 11B would be a moderate one, and 6B or 1B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 5A allows you to change the mood.

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