Katy Do by Count Basie Song Details

Count Basie's 'Katy Do' had a release date set for January 1, 1961. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:24, 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. The track order of this song in Count Basie's "Kansas City Suite: The Music of Benny Carter" album is number 2 out of 10. On top of that, United Kingdom appears to be the country where this track was created. Katy Do is not that popular 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 Katy Do by Count Basie to be Adagio (slowly with great expression) because the track has a tempo of 71 BPM, a half-time of 36BPM, and a double-time of 142 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

D Minor is the music key of this track. Because this track belongs in the D Minor key, the camelot key is 7A. So, the perfect camelot match for 7A would be either 7A or 6B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 7B or 8A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 4A and a high energy boost can either be 9A or 2A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 6A would be a great choice. Where 10A would give you a moderate drop, and 5A or 12A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 10B allows you to change the mood.

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