Tuning Up in the Major Key by Jean Ritchie Song Details

"Tuning Up in the Major Key" by Jean Ritchie had its release date on January 1, 1964. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:17, 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 #3. In terms of popularity, Tuning Up in the Major Key is currently not that popular. Although the overall vibe is very danceable, it does project more negative sounds.

BPM and Tempo

With Tuning Up in the Major Key by Jean Ritchie having a BPM of 111 with a half-time of 56 BPM and a double-time of 222 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Moderato (at a moderate speed) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall moderate tempo. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of A♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 4B. So, the perfect camelot match for 4B would be either 4B or 5A. While, 5B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1B and a high energy boost can either be 6B or 11B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 4A or 3B will give you a low energy drop, 7B would be a moderate one, and 2B or 9B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1A allows you to change the mood.

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