Cannonball Rag by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Song Details

On 1972, the song "Cannonball Rag" was released by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:16, 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. This song is part of Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The song's track number on the album is #2 out of 42 tracks. Based on our statistics, Cannonball Rag's popularity is not that popular right now. The mood doesn't appear to be that danceable, but it still produces a high amount of positive energy.

BPM and Tempo

Since Cannonball Rag by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has a tempo of 144 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright). With Cannonball Rag being at 144 BPM, the half-time would be 72 BPM with a double-time of 288 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty fast for this song. This makes this song perfect for activities such as, jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of D Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 10B. So, the perfect camelot match for 10B would be either 10B or 11A. While, 11B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7B and a high energy boost can either be 12B or 5B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 10A or 9B will give you a low energy drop, 1B would be a moderate one, and 8B or 3B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 7A allows you to change the mood.

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