Song tempo & key

Blue Moon — The Lintels

“Blue Moon” by The Lintels (2003) has a measured tempo of 108.8 BPM and is in E minor.

109BPM
Em
E minor · Camelot 9A
54.4 / 217.6
half / double time
1:32
length

What dance fits “Blue Moon”?

How to count it

At 109 BPM one beat lasts 551 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 27.2 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 36.3. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a cha-cha pattern (70% confidence).

Audio profile

Danceability (model)
Low (57% confidence)
Party mood
No
Relaxed
No
Vocals
Vocal
Tags
jazz, contemporary jazz, jazz vocals, jazz: jazz vocals
Release
Spaceship Lullaby

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