What dance fits “Black Is the Color”?
How to count it
At 108 BPM one beat lasts 556 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 27.0 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 36.0.
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Gilbert’s Fancy Concert / Mullin’s Fancy | Andy McGann & Paul Brady | 108 | G major | Contra Dance | 1977 |
| Goin’ Down to Memphis | Townes Van Zandt | 108 | A minor | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Contra Dance | 1994 |
| Fairy Tale | Rosheen | 108 | E major | Contra Dance | 2005 |
| Johnnie Cope | The Corries | 108 | E minor | Contra Dance | 1993 |
| Reavy’s / John McFadden’s Favorite | Andy McGann & Paul Brady | 108 | G major | Contra Dance | 1977 |
| A Hard Rain’s A‐Gonna Fall | Bob Dylan | 108 | E major | Contra Dance | 2005 |
| Texas River Song | Townes Van Zandt | 108 | D major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Contra Dance | 1992 |
| The Last Time I Saw Richard | Joni Mitchell | 109 | G major | Contra Dance, Lyrical Dance, West Coast Swing | 1971 |
| Slow Country Dance | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 109 | A major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Contra Dance | 1989 |
| The Bantam Cock | The Corries | 109 | C minor | Contra Dance | 2003 |
| Paddy on the Turnpike / It’s a Hard Road to Travel | Andy McGann & Paul Brady | 109 | C major | Contra Dance | 1977 |
| Suzanne | Joan Baez | 109 | F major | Contra Dance | 1995 |
More by Rosheen
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairy Tale | Rosheen | 108 | E major | Contra Dance | 2005 |
| Medley: Last House in Connacht / The Hunter's Purse / Over the Moor to Maggie | Rosheen | 126 | G major | 2005 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.