Sitting By The Riverside
- Key
- 7B · F major
- BPM
- 137
- Open Key
- 12d
- Energy
- 60/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:24
- Released
- 1968
- Album
- The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (Mono)
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBACC1934207
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Sitting by the Riverside (2018 Stereo Remaster)original8B · 138
- Sitting By the Riverside - Stereo Mixoriginal8B · 138
Sitting By The Riverside is a driving up-tempo techno track in F major (7B) at 137 BPM. The feel is bright and easy. It is vocal-led. A 1968 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Kink's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Sitting By The Riverside in?
Sitting By The Riverside by Kink is in F major, or 7B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Sitting By The Riverside?
Sitting By The Riverside runs at 137 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Sitting By The Riverside?
From 7B it blends harmonically with 8B, 7A, 6B. Moving to 8B lifts the energy a step.
Is Sitting By The Riverside good for peak time?
With energy 60 out of 100 at 137 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
7B → 6B · 8B · 7AFrom 7B, 8B (C major) lifts the energy a step; 7A (D minor) settles into the relative minor; 6B (B♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7B at 137 BPM: 8B (C major) — move to 8B to push the floor harder; 7A (D minor) — switch to 7A for a mood change without losing the groove; 6B (B♭ major) — drop to 6B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 129-145 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 2B rather than 7B; below -5% it reads as 12B. With key lock on, it stays 7B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 137 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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