What dance fits “Try a Little Understanding”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 163 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, East Coast Swing, Salsa.
How to count it
At 163 BPM one beat lasts 368 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 40.7 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 54.3. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a Viennese waltz pattern (86% confidence).
Audio profile
- Danceability (model)
- Low (50% confidence)
- Party mood
- No
- Relaxed
- No
- Vocals
- Vocal
- Tags
- soul, funk/soul
- Release
- I’m a Winner: The Albuquerque Sessions 78–80
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| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ride Your Donkey | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 163 | C# minor | 2004 | |
| A Joke (Spoken Word) | Townes Van Zandt | 163 | E major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 2002 |
| Búscate un hombre que te quiera | El Arrebato | 163 | D# major | East Coast Swing, Flamenco | 2004 |
| Good Boy | Big Bill Broonzy | 163 | A minor | West Coast Swing | 1993 |
| I’m Gonna Sit in ’Til You Give In | B.B. King | 163 | F minor | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing | 1992 |
| Nobody Cares for Me | Mississippi John Hurt | 163 | E minor | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1964 |
| Cruel Sister | The Pentangle | 163 | C minor | 1970 | |
| Decoration Day | John Lee Hooker | 163 | A# major | West Coast Swing | 1966 |
| Don’t Step on Mother’s Roses | Johnny Cash | 163 | D major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing | 1959 |
| Hero Sandwich | Doyle Dykes | 163 | A minor | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1997 |
| Homanaje a Martha Valdés | Afro-Cuban All Stars | 163 | D# major | Salsa | 1999 |
| If I Needed You | Guy Clark | 163 | C major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 2009 |
More by The Contours
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I’m So Glad You’re Here | The Contours | 108 | G major | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Breaking (Breakdance) | 2010 |
| Love Has Gone | The Contours | 101 | C major | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Breaking (Breakdance) | 2010 |
| Your Love Grows More Precious Every Day | The Contours | 109 | F major | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Locking | 2016 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.