Key to the Highway BPM
Key to the Highway by B.B. King & Eric Clapton has a tempo of 122 BPM (121.6 to be exact), in 4/4 time, played in triplets. That is Allegro.
BPM · 4/4 · Triplets
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Tempo and time signature
- Tempo
- 122 BPM (121.6) · Allegro
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Triplets
- One beat
- 493 ms
- One click
- 164 ms
- One bar
- 1.97 s
- Half time / double time
- 61 BPM / 243 BPM
- Tempo range
- 120 – 150 BPM
How to count it
Count 1 trip let 2 trip let 3 trip let 4 trip let: 4 quarter-note beats to the bar, with the click on every triplet, 164 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented. That gives it a shuffle or 12/8 feel: four beats, each split in three.
Practise it up to speed
Start at 91 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 122.
Start the tempo trainer at 91 BPM
Or open the full metronome at a slower tempo:
About this tempo
This is the tempo the ENYO Metronome app uses for this song. Live versions and remasters can differ, so trust your ears over the number.
Tempo list updated .