Song tempo & key

Nitty Gritty — Ricardo Ray Orchestra

“Nitty Gritty” by Ricardo Ray Orchestra (1968) has a measured tempo of 139.6 BPM and is in F major.

140BPM
F
F major · Camelot 7B
69.8 / 279.2
half / double time
2:26
length

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How to count it

At 140 BPM one beat lasts 430 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 34.9 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 46.5.

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