Hard Times by Gillian Welch Song Details

Gillian Welch's ' "Hard Times" was released on its scheduled release date, June 28, 2011. 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 10 in the song's album "The Harrow & The Harvest". In this album, this song's track order is #8. Based on our statistics, Hard Times's popularity is below average in popularity right now. Even with the track produces more of a neutral energy, it is pretty danceable compared to others.

BPM and Tempo

With Hard Times by Gillian Welch having a BPM of 134 with a half-time of 67 BPM and a double-time of 268 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 is in the music key of F♯ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 2B. So, the perfect camelot match for 2B would be either 2B or 3A. While, 3B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 11B and a high energy boost can either be 4B or 9B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 2A or 1B will give you a low energy drop, 5B would be a moderate one, and 12B or 7B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 11A allows you to change the mood.

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