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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’ by Bob Dylan cover art

    The Times They Are A-Changin’

    Bob Dylan

  • Perkins Boogie

    Johnny Cash (2011)

  • NI MEDIA LLAMADA by Silvestre Dangond cover art

    NI MEDIA LLAMADA

    Silvestre Dangond

  • Reason to Believe

    Cher (1968)

  • Wasted by Angus & Julia Stone cover art

    Wasted

    Angus & Julia Stone (2009)

  • (Ooo) Do I Wanna Be Yours by Neil Diamond cover art

    (Ooo) Do I Wanna Be Yours

    Neil Diamond (2014)

  • Songs From the Wood by Jethro Tull cover art

    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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