Song tempo & key

This Could Be the Start of Something Big — Ella Fitzgerald

“This Could Be the Start of Something Big” by Ella Fitzgerald (1961) has a measured tempo of 129.0 BPM and is in A# major.

129BPM
A#
A# major · Camelot 6B
64.5 / 258.0
half / double time
2:33
length

What dance fits “This Could Be the Start of Something Big”?

How to count it

At 129 BPM one beat lasts 465 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 32.2 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 43.0.

Audio profile

Danceability (model)
Low (81% confidence)
Party mood
No
Relaxed
No
Vocals
Instrumental
Tags
jazz, vocal jazz, jazz vocals, jazz: jazz vocals
Release
Ella in Hollywood

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