Song tempo & key

Chicken Strut — The Meters

“Chicken Strut” by The Meters (1970) has a measured tempo of 101.2 BPM and is in G# minor.

101BPM
G#m
G# minor · Camelot 1A
50.6 / 202.4
half / double time
2:45
length

What dance fits “Chicken Strut”?

How to count it

At 101 BPM one beat lasts 593 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 25.3 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 33.7.

Audio profile

Danceability (model)
Low (58% confidence)
Party mood
No
Relaxed
No
Vocals
Vocal
Tags
funk
Release
The Essentials

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