What dance fits “Gentle Blues”?
How to count it
At 117 BPM one beat lasts 514 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 29.2 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 38.9.
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Star Hotel | Guy Clark | 117 | D major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Contra Dance | 1981 |
| Where Have All the Flowers Gone? | Peter, Paul & Mary | 117 | A# major | Contra Dance | 2015 |
| Planxty Irwin | Phil Coulter | 116 | G major | Contra Dance, Irish Dance | 1996 |
| The Whistling Gypsy | The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem | 117 | D major | Contra Dance, Foxtrot, Cha-Cha | 1996 |
| Guns of Love | Kathy Mattea | 117 | E major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Contra Dance | 2002 |
| I Wish That I Never Was Wed | Steeleye Span | 117 | G major | Contra Dance | 1999 |
| Profiteers | Fiddler’s Green | 117 | A minor | Contra Dance, Irish Dance | 1999 |
| The Lily of the West | Joan Baez | 117 | G# minor | Contra Dance | 1995 |
| Tomorrow Is a Long Time | Judy Collins | 117 | A major | Contra Dance | 1965 |
| Down the Hill / The Boys of Ballisodare / Maids of Mount Cisco (Set Dance / Reels) | Johnny B. Connolly | 117 | G major | Contra Dance, Irish Dance | 2001 |
| Auld Lang Syne | Salsa Celtica | 116 | A# major | Contra Dance, Irish Dance, Cha-Cha | 2003 |
| Cattail Waltz | Al Petteway | 116 | D major | Contra Dance | 2006 |
More by John Martyn
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dreams by the Sea | John Martyn | 122 | G# major | West Coast Swing, Contra Dance | 1973 |
| Go Down Easy | John Martyn | 144 | F# major | 1973 | |
| Over the Hill (alternative version) | John Martyn | 125 | G major | 1973 | |
| The Man in the Station | John Martyn | 118 | C major | Contra Dance | 1973 |
| May You Never | John Martyn | 125 | E major | 1973 | |
| Angeline | John Martyn | 148 | F major | 2008 | |
| John Wayne | John Martyn | 129 | F minor | 2008 | |
| Johnny Too Bad | John Martyn | 116 | C# major | Contra Dance | 2008 |
| Who Believes in Angels | John Martyn | 88 | A# major | 2008 |
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