What dance fits “What Do We Do With a Drunken Sailor”?
How to count it
At 123 BPM one beat lasts 486 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 30.9 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 41.1.
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| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Young Man / The Big Ship Sails | Kate Rusby | 124 | C major | Contra Dance | 2001 |
| Caledonia | The Chieftains | 124 | C# major | Contra Dance, Irish Dance | 1976 |
| March of the King of Laoise | Dirk Freymuth and Laura MacKenzie | 124 | D major | Contra Dance, Irish Dance | — |
| Veseli Zborni (Marriage Song) | Ivo Papasov and His Orchestra | 123 | G major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1991 |
| Walkin' Down the Line | Joan Baez | 123 | A# major | Contra Dance | 1968 |
| The Bay of Suvla | The Dreadnoughts | 124 | E major | Contra Dance, Polka | 2017 |
| Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right | Bob Dylan | 124 | F major | Contra Dance | 2005 |
| My Shining Star | Eddi Reader | 123 | D major | Contra Dance | 2009 |
| The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | Christy Moore | 123 | C major | Contra Dance, Irish Dance | 1989 |
| An Cailín Rua | Skara Brae | 123 | F major | Contra Dance, Irish Dance | 1971 |
| Back Home in Bristol | The Dreadnoughts | 123 | C major | Contra Dance, Polka | 2017 |
| Blue Bleezing Blind Drunk | Rachel Unthank & the Winterset | 123 | A minor | Contra Dance | 2007 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.