Blackbird by Jaco Pastorius Song Details

Jaco Pastorius's 'Blackbird' had a release date set for 1981. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:47. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Blackbird's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. This song is part of Word Of Mouth by Jaco Pastorius. The song's track number on the album is #5 out of 7 tracks. Based on our data, United States was the country where this track was produced or recorded. Based on our statistics, Blackbird'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

Since Blackbird by Jaco Pastorius has a tempo of 125 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright). With Blackbird being at 125 BPM, the half-time would be 62 BPM with a double-time of 250 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty fast for this song. This makes this song perfect for activities such as, walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of A Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 11B. So, the perfect camelot match for 11B would be either 11B or 12A. While, 12B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 8B and a high energy boost can either be 1B or 6B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 11A or 10B will give you a low energy drop, 2B would be a moderate one, and 9B or 4B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 8A allows you to change the mood.

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