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Blues songs at 88 BPM

TempoTunes has 415 blues songs with a verified tempo of 88 BPM: twelve-bar feeling and guitar bends. Here are some of the best known.

88 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 88 BPM blues songs

  • Connection

    The Rolling Stones (1996)

  • The Lemon Song by Led Zeppelin cover art

    The Lemon Song

    Led Zeppelin (1969)

  • Jelly 292 by Jimi Hendrix cover art

    Jelly 292

    Jimi Hendrix (1994)

  • Five to One

    The Doors (2018)

  • You’re Just About to Lose Your Clown by Ray Charles cover art

    You’re Just About to Lose Your Clown

    Ray Charles (2011)

  • One More Night by Bob Dylan cover art

    One More Night

    Bob Dylan (2019)

  • Mercedes Benz by Janis Joplin cover art

    Mercedes Benz

    Janis Joplin (1975)

  • 32–20 Blues by Muddy Waters cover art

    32–20 Blues

    Muddy Waters (1999)

  • I Cover the Waterfront by John Lee Hooker cover art

    I Cover the Waterfront

    John Lee Hooker (1991)

  • Quinn l'esquimau by Francis Cabrel cover art

    Quinn l'esquimau

    Francis Cabrel (2012)

  • Jumble, Jumble by The White Stripes cover art

    Jumble, Jumble

    The White Stripes (2012)

  • Let Me Know by Etta James cover art

    Let Me Know

    Etta James (2011)

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