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Why I Sing the Blues

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B.B. King

Live & Well (1969)bluesTop 5%8:33SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: C minorestTempo: 120 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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87%2 tracks · 2,774 notes · C minor · 120 BPM· 8:33Recommended
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About this song

Why I Sing the Blues by B.B. King is in C minor (estimated), around 120 BPM, 4/4 time. This 2-track arrangement runs 8:33 (Overdriven guitar and Electric bass (finger)). 1 version available to play and practice.

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2.41 notes/sec

About the key of C minor

C minor is the 8th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Cm, Fm, and Gm.

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Why I Sing the Blues appears on the soundtrack of Live in Africa ’74, Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) [original Motion Picture Soundtrack].