Better Days Ahead by Gil Scott-Heron Song Details

Gil Scott-Heron's 'Better Days Ahead' had a release date set for April 1, 2015. With this song being about 5 minutes long, at This song is fairly a long song compared to the average song length. This song does not have an "Explicit" tag, making it safe for all ages. There are a total of 14 in the song's album "Nothing New". In this album, this song's track order is #2. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United Kingdom. Better Days Ahead 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

With Better Days Ahead by Gil Scott-Heron having a BPM of 61 with a half-time of 30 BPM and a double-time of 122 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Larghetto (rather broadly) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of D Minor. 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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