John Henry by Odetta Song Details

Odetta's ' "John Henry" was released on its scheduled release date, January 25, 2011. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:23. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. There are a total of 80 in the song's album "The Ultimate Collection". In this album, this song's track order is #46. Based on our statistics, John Henry's popularity is unknown right now. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With John Henry by Odetta having a BPM of 132 with a half-time of 66 BPM and a double-time of 264 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of C Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 8B. So, the perfect camelot match for 8B would be either 8B or 9A. While, 9B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5B and a high energy boost can either be 10B or 3B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 8A or 7B will give you a low energy drop, 11B would be a moderate one, and 6B or 1B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 5A allows you to change the mood.

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