Desperados Waiting For The Train by Jerry Jeff Walker Song Details

Jerry Jeff Walker's 'Desperados Waiting For The Train' had a release date set for 1973. This song is about six minutes long, preciously at 5:51, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. This song is part of Viva Terlingua by Jerry Jeff Walker. The song's track number on the album is #2 out of 9 tracks. In terms of popularity, Desperados Waiting For The Train is currently below average in popularity. 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

Since Desperados Waiting For The Train by Jerry Jeff Walker has a tempo of 118 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Moderato (at a moderate speed). With Desperados Waiting For The Train being at 118 BPM, the half-time would be 59 BPM with a double-time of 236 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty moderate for this song. This makes this song perfect for activities such as, walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of B Minor. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 10A. So, the perfect camelot match for 10A would be either 10A or 9B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 10B or 11A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7A and a high energy boost can either be 12A or 5A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 9A would be a great choice. Where 1A would give you a moderate drop, and 8A or 3A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1B allows you to change the mood.

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