Playing the Scale by Jean Ritchie Song Details

Jean Ritchie's 'Playing the Scale' had a release date set for January 1, 1964. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:29, we are fairly confident that this song is not explicit and is safe for all ages. Based on the duration of this song, this song duration is much smaller than the average song duration. There are a total of 24 in the song's album "The Appalachian Dulcimer: An Instructional Record". In this album, this song's track order is #5. Playing the Scale is not that popular right now. Although the overall vibe is very danceable, it does project more negative sounds.

BPM and Tempo

With Playing the Scale by Jean Ritchie having a BPM of 72 with a half-time of 36 BPM and a double-time of 144 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Adagio (slowly with great expression) 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 G Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 9B. So, the perfect camelot match for 9B would be either 9B or 10A. While, 10B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6B and a high energy boost can either be 11B or 4B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 9A or 8B will give you a low energy drop, 12B would be a moderate one, and 7B or 2B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6A allows you to change the mood.

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