I Shot The Sheriff by Eric Clapton Song Details

Eric Clapton's ' "I Shot The Sheriff" was released on its scheduled release date, July 1, 1974. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:23, 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 is only one song in 461 Ocean Boulevard, so we believe that "I Shot The Sheriff" is a single. In terms of popularity, I Shot The Sheriff is currently below average in popularity. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

The tempo marking of I Shot The Sheriff by Eric Clapton is Andante (at a walking pace), since this song has a tempo of 94 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a slow tempo. This song can go great with yoga or pilates. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

G Major is the music key of this track. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 9B. So, the perfect camelot match for 9B would be either 9B or 10A. While, 10B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6B and a high energy boost can either be 11B or 4B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 9A or 8B will give you a low energy drop, 12B would be a moderate one, and 7B or 2B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6A allows you to change the mood.

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