What dance fits “If I Were a Rich Man”?
How to count it
At 97 BPM one beat lasts 618 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 24.3 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 32.4.
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer) | Billie Holiday with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra | 97 | F minor | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1991 |
| Love's in Need of Love | Najee | 97 | D# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 2000 |
| Insomniac's Dream | Gypsophilia | 97 | E minor | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 2015 |
| It’s All Over Now | Peggy Lee | 97 | G major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 2002 |
| Weary Blues | Tommy Ladnier and His Orchestra | 97 | A# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 2001 |
| Mercy, Mercy, Mercy | Willie Bobo | 97 | D# major | Tap Dance, Quickstep, Lindy Hop | 1967 |
| That's Nat | John Pizzarelli | 97 | A# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1999 |
| Kinklets | Bunk Johnson | 97 | A# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1993 |
| I Thought About You | Carmen McRae | 97 | A# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1990 |
| Brain Cloudy Blues | Merle Haggard | 97 | G# major | West Coast Swing, Tap Dance, Quickstep | 1970 |
| For Nenette | Eliane Elias | 97 | D# minor | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 2008 |
| Jacques Balzac | 17 Hippies | 97 | F minor | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 2007 |
More by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Quiet Tear (Lágrima quieta) | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 84 | D# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1962 |
| Acapulco 1922 | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 142 | D# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing | 1962 |
| Shades of Blue | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 85 | A# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1967 |
| The Charmer | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 155 | D# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing | 1967 |
| Town Without Pity | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 156 | A minor | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing | 1967 |
| Treasure of San Miguel | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 116 | C major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1967 |
| Wade in the Water | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 145 | A minor | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing | 1967 |
| I Will Wait for You | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 114 | D minor | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1966 |
| Magic Trumpet | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 130 | F major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1966 |
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