Song tempo & key

Summertime — Ella Fitzgerald

“Summertime” by Ella Fitzgerald (1983) has a measured tempo of 126.3 BPM and is in G major.

126BPM
G
G major · Camelot 9B
63.1 / 252.6
half / double time
2:39
length

What dance fits “Summertime”?

How to count it

At 126 BPM one beat lasts 475 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 31.6 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 42.1. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a tango pattern (57% confidence).

Audio profile

Danceability (model)
Low (97% confidence)
Party mood
No
Relaxed
No
Vocals
Vocal
Tags
jazz, vocal jazz
Release
Ella à Nice

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Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.