Loading Coal by Johnny Cash Song Details

Johnny Cash's ' "Loading Coal" was released on its scheduled release date, September 1, 1960. 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 8 in the song's album "Ride This Train". In this album, this song's track order is #1. In terms of popularity, Loading Coal is currently below average in popularity. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With Loading Coal by Johnny Cash having a BPM of 105 with a half-time of 52 BPM and a double-time of 210 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 1/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of F Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 4A. So, the perfect camelot match for 4A would be either 4A or 3B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 4B or 5A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1A and a high energy boost can either be 6A or 11A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 3A would be a great choice. Where 7A would give you a moderate drop, and 2A or 9A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 7B allows you to change the mood.

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