Over the River Charlie by Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson Song Details

On July 1, 1990, the song "Over the River Charlie" was released by Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:14, 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. The track order of this song in Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson's "Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson at Folk City" album is number 4 out of 17. Based on our statistics, Over the River Charlie's popularity is 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

We consider the tempo marking of Over the River Charlie by Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 123 BPM, a half-time of 62BPM, and a double-time of 246 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 is in the music 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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