Song tempo & key

Old Man Blues — Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

“Old Man Blues” by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (1997) has a measured tempo of 130.1 BPM and is in F major.

130BPM
F
F major · Camelot 7B
65.0 / 260.2
half / double time
3:06
length

What dance fits “Old Man Blues”?

How to count it

At 130 BPM one beat lasts 461 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 32.5 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 43.4. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a tango pattern (97% confidence).

Audio profile

Danceability (model)
Low (97% confidence)
Party mood
No
Relaxed
No
Vocals
Instrumental
Tags
big band
Release
A Portrait of Duke Ellington

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