Folk songs at 86 BPM
TempoTunes has 920 folk songs with a verified tempo of 86 BPM: acoustic, story-first folk. Here are some of the best known.
86 BPM is the head-nod zone: boom bap, R&B grooves, and mid-tempo rock. It works for warmups, brisk walks, and steady strength work.
Popular 86 BPM folk songs
Isn't It a Pity
The Beatles (2000)

The Times They Are A-Changin’
Bob Dylan
Perkins Boogie
Johnny Cash (2011)

NI MEDIA LLAMADA
Silvestre Dangond
Reason to Believe
Cher (1968)

Wasted
Angus & Julia Stone (2009)

(Ooo) Do I Wanna Be Yours
Neil Diamond (2014)

Songs From the Wood
Jethro Tull (1977)
Cottonflower
Moriarty (2007)
Bringing Me Down
Jefferson Airplane (1966)
Help Me Make It Through the Night
Olivia Newton‐John (1971)
Raisins and Almonds
Itzhak Perlman (1987)
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