What dance fits “The Road Is So Rough”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 73 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Musical Theatre Dance, East Coast Swing.
How to count it
At 73 BPM one beat lasts 817 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 18.4 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 24.5.
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I’m in the Mood | John Lee Hooker feat. Bonnie Raitt & Roy Rogers | 73 | E minor | 1991 | |
| The Only One | Omarion | 73 | A# minor | Lyrical Dance, Brazilian Zouk | 2014 |
| All Night | Mila J | 73 | F# minor | Lyrical Dance, Brazilian Zouk | 2012 |
| El amor brujo: A medianoche. Los sortilegios | Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, Lorin Maazel | 73 | D minor | Ballet | 1995 |
| I'm in a Crying Mood | LaVern Baker | 73 | C major | Lyrical Dance, Brazilian Zouk | 2005 |
| Just to Hold My Hand | Clyde McPhatter | 73 | C major | Lyrical Dance, Brazilian Zouk | 1991 |
| Stuttering | Jazmine Sullivan | 73 | F major | Lyrical Dance, Contemporary Dance | 2010 |
| Tell It Like It Is | Freddy Fender | 73 | E major | 2007 | |
| Cry | Ronnie Dove | 73 | B major | Lyrical Dance | 1993 |
| December 27th, Recurring | Arovane & Mike Lazarev | 73 | C# major | Contemporary Dance | 2019 |
| Don't Worry 'Bout Me | Count Basie & His Orchestra | 73 | G# minor | Tap Dance, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop | 1969 |
| Keep It a Secret | Ronnie Dove | 73 | A major | Lyrical Dance | — |
More by John Lee Hooker
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shake It Baby | John Lee Hooker | 84 | E major | West Coast Swing, Texas Two-Step | 1966 |
| Boogie Chillen | John Lee Hooker | 149 | E minor | 1960 | |
| The Waterfront | John Lee Hooker | 138 | C# minor | Line Dancing, Clogging | 1966 |
| Time Is Marching | John Lee Hooker | 71 | F major | 1959 | |
| Bottle Up and Go | John Lee Hooker | 123 | A major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance | 1986 |
| Burning Hell | John Lee Hooker | 172 | G# minor | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1991 |
| I Need Some Money | John Lee Hooker | 131 | F major | 1991 | |
| I'm Bad Like Jesse James | John Lee Hooker | 64 | E major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance | 1991 |
| It Serves Me Right to Suffer | John Lee Hooker | 100 | F minor | West Coast Swing | 1993 |
| It Serves You Right to Suffer | John Lee Hooker | 112 | A minor | West Coast Swing | 1966 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.