What was the original BPM on that song by them. I have heard it's 93, but that seems just a tad slow. Trying change my backing track to the right BPM.
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Posted on Mar 22 2019 10:10 AM
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Posted on Mar 22 2019 11:47 AM
It's up around 170. "Misirlou Twist" was a little faster. — |
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Posted on Mar 22 2019 01:49 PM
I just timed it at 171! That’s fast. There’s a thread on strat talk all about this song and its scales. I requested they talk about it here but apparently no one felt like it. —Daniel Deathtide |
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Posted on Mar 22 2019 02:20 PM
wow ….yeah is that the original or the 1970 one ? I think that's even faster ...yeah I never though of it being that high a tempo.... |
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Posted on Mar 22 2019 08:31 PM
If you set it at 170 in Audicity, it will be way too fast. |
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Posted on Mar 23 2019 11:45 AM
I played the original recording and its about 100 to 110 guesstimating The King played it at different tempos anyway |
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Posted on Mar 23 2019 07:27 PM
It starts out at 171 but drifts a bit, as humans tend to do. If the beat you're using sounds wrong in Audacity, I think you just have the wrong beat. Try a four on the floor kick, typical 1-2, 1 surf beat on the snare, and a constant wash of cymbal (maybe quarter notes?) Sam, you're completely off the board and in the soup with your guesstimating. Last edited: Mar 23, 2019 20:09:12 |
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Posted on Mar 23 2019 08:17 PM
Here's an online BPM tool: |
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Posted on Mar 23 2019 08:23 PM
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Posted on Mar 23 2019 09:04 PM
170 sounds fast - they say Gary Hoey's version is that tempo though, the original 1963 recording sounds slower to me...this is 160 and it even sounds a bit fast to me. I did forget to subtract the 10 seconds with out drums in the intro, so yeah I was off a bit Last edited: Mar 23, 2019 21:14:21 |
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Posted on Mar 23 2019 09:22 PM
It's the Lindy or Surf Beat alright …...I think its 165 BPM |
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