What dance fits “I Got to Cross the River of Jordan”?
How to count it
At 117 BPM one beat lasts 512 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 29.3 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 39.1.
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Morning Rain | Judy Collins | 117 | D# major | Contra Dance, Foxtrot, Cha-Cha | 1965 |
| I Don’t Want to Be a Memory | Exile | 117 | F major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Clogging | 1986 |
| Speed of Flight | Tracy Lawrence | 117 | C major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Clogging | 2007 |
| The Boy From Chelsea | Truly Smith | 117 | E major | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag | 1999 |
| Little Wheel | John Lee Hooker | 117 | F major | West Coast Swing | 1959 |
| Snatchin’ It Back | Albert Collins | 117 | F major | West Coast Swing | 1986 |
| The Treasure Untold | Buddy Guy | 117 | F major | West Coast Swing | 1992 |
| Heaven Help Me | Lizzo | 117 | C major | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag | 2019 |
| Let's Face the Music and Dance | Ruth Brown | 117 | G minor | Cha-Cha, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag | 2008 |
| Love Come Down | Evelyn “Champagne” King | 117 | G# minor | West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag, Hustle | 1990 |
| I Can’t Get Away | Lee Dorsey | 117 | A# major | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Hustle | 2000 |
| To the Other Side | Deana Carter | 117 | D major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Contra Dance | 1996 |
More by Blind Willie McTell
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lay Some Flowers on My Grave | Blind Willie McTell | 164 | E major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1990 |
| Rollin' Mama Blues | Blind Willie McTell | 84 | C# minor | West Coast Swing, Texas Two-Step | 2003 |
| Death Room Blues | Blind Willie McTell | 102 | F major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing | 1998 |
| Kill It Kid | Blind Willie McTell | 122 | B major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance | 1972 |
| Low Rider's Blues | Blind Willie McTell | 118 | G# major | West Coast Swing | 2005 |
| Will Fox | Blind Willie McTell | 129 | G minor | West Coast Swing | 2000 |
| You Got to Die | Blind Willie McTell | 136 | G major | 1972 |
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