BPM Metronome Reference
Every page below opens the metronome pre-set to that exact tempo — no tapping required. Pick a BPM and start playing instantly.
What BPM means
BPM — beats per minute — is the speed of the music: how many times the metronome clicks in sixty seconds. The higher the number, the faster the pulse.
Slow tempos (40–60 BPM, Largo to Adagio) suit expressive playing and careful technique work; moderate tempos (around 90–120 BPM, Andante to Moderato) fit most songs; and fast tempos (140 BPM and up, Allegro to Presto) build speed and endurance. Pick a tempo below to start a metronome already set to that BPM.
Largo — 40–74 BPM
Broad and slow. Each beat has weight. Ideal for technique isolation, expressive slow movements, and sight-reading complex notation at a manageable pulse.
Andante — 75–119 BPM
Walking pace — relaxed but purposeful. The natural home of ballads, Moderato classical works, and hip-hop grooves that need space.
Allegro — 120–167 BPM
Lively and driven. Dance music, rock, and fast classical repertoire all cluster here. The full-speed goal for most technical practice.
Presto — 168–204 BPM
Very fast — into the territory of automaticity. Technique must be pre-programmed; conscious control gives way to trained reflex.
Prestissimo — 205–300 BPM
As fast as possible — extreme virtuoso territory. Subdivisions blur into texture; these tempos serve as speed benchmarks and physical ceilings for technical development.
Free online metronome — set any tempo from 40 to 300 BPM
Time signature hub — 2/4, 3/4, 6/8, 7/8, and more
Metronome with subdivisions — eighth notes, triplets, sixteenths