Blues songs at 122 BPM

Tempo Tunes has 502 blues songs with a verified tempo of 122 BPM: twelve-bar feeling and guitar bends. Here are some of the best known.

122 BPM is the heart of dance music: house, disco, and most of the pop charts live within a couple of clicks of it. It keeps spin warmups and gym floors moving without redlining anyone.

Popular 122 BPM blues songs

  • I’m Ready by Muddy Waters cover art

    I’m Ready

    Muddy Waters (1958)

  • Bottle Up and Go by John Lee Hooker cover art

    Bottle Up and Go

    John Lee Hooker (1966)

  • Swing Low, Sweet Chariot by Etta James cover art

    Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

    Etta James (1999)

  • She Said, She Said by The Black Keys cover art

    She Said, She Said

    The Black Keys (2002)

  • Something to Say by Joe Cocker cover art

    Something to Say

    Joe Cocker (1972)

  • Wild About You Baby by Joe Bonamassa cover art

    Wild About You Baby

    Joe Bonamassa (2003)

  • 24 Hours of the Day by Buddy Guy cover art

    24 Hours of the Day

    Buddy Guy (1968)

  • I Have a Little Girl by Howlin' Wolf cover art

    I Have a Little Girl

    Howlin' Wolf (1955)

  • We Gotta Get Out of This Place by The Animals cover art

    We Gotta Get Out of This Place

    The Animals (1965)

  • Mary Had a Little Lamb by Stevie Ray Vaughan cover art

    Mary Had a Little Lamb

    Stevie Ray Vaughan (1988)

  • Love Me Darlin' by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble cover art

    Love Me Darlin'

    Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (1989)

  • Vida Lee by T‐Bone Walker cover art

    Vida Lee

    T‐Bone Walker (1990)

  • I’ve Made Nights by Myself by Albert King cover art

    I’ve Made Nights by Myself

    Albert King (1962)

  • How Many More Years I Got To Let You Dog Me Around by Lightnin' Hopkins cover art

    How Many More Years I Got To Let You Dog Me Around

    Lightnin' Hopkins (1962)

  • Let's Work Together

    Canned Heat (2003)

  • If the Bible’s Right by Bo Diddley cover art

    If the Bible’s Right

    Bo Diddley (1993)

  • Lonely Road by Seasick Steve cover art

    Lonely Road

    Seasick Steve (2016)

  • Mojo Boogie by Johnny Winter cover art

    Mojo Boogie

    Johnny Winter (1986)

  • When My Baby She Left Me by Rory Gallagher cover art

    When My Baby She Left Me

    Rory Gallagher (1999)

  • Sega by Ali Farka Touré cover art

    Sega

    Ali Farka Touré (1994)

  • I Know It's a Sin by Jimmy Reed cover art

    I Know It's a Sin

    Jimmy Reed (2013)

  • Pickin' the Blues by Elmore James cover art

    Pickin' the Blues

    Elmore James (1992)

  • Slip Slide Away by Ten Years After cover art

    Slip Slide Away

    Ten Years After (2008)

  • I’m on My Way to Atlanta

    Freddie King (2009)

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