Song tempo & key

(Sittin’ on the) Dock of the Bay — Sam & Dave

“(Sittin’ on the) Dock of the Bay” by Sam & Dave (2004) has a measured tempo of 103.4 BPM and is in G major.

103BPM
G
G major · Camelot 9B
51.7 / 206.8
half / double time
2:44
length

What dance fits “(Sittin’ on the) Dock of the Bay”?

How to count it

At 103 BPM one beat lasts 580 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 25.9 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 34.5.

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