The Highwayman by Phil Ochs Song Details

Phil Ochs's 'The Highwayman' had a release date set for 1965. This song is about six minutes long, preciously at 5:39, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. The track order of this song in Phil Ochs's "I Ain't Marching Anymore" album is number 7 out of 15. Based on our statistics, The Highwayman's popularity is below average in popularity right now. Although the tone can be danceable to some, this track does projects more of a negative sound rather than a postive one.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of The Highwayman by Phil Ochs to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 137 BPM, a half-time of 68BPM, and a double-time of 274 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 A♭ Minor. Because this track belongs in the A♭ Minor key, the camelot key is 1A. So, the perfect camelot match for 1A would be either 1A or 12B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 1B or 2A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 10A and a high energy boost can either be 3A or 8A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 12A would be a great choice. Where 4A would give you a moderate drop, and 11A or 6A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 4B allows you to change the mood.

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