Metronome by BPM
BPM is the number of beats in a minute. Seven tempos from 60 to 180, in steps of 20, each with a table of note lengths and a rough guide. Choose one to play it right away. Tempo markings are rough guides and vary between sources.
- 601,000 msAdagio
- 80750 msAndante
- 100600 msModerato
- 120500 msAllegretto
- 140428.6 msAllegro
- 160375 msAllegro
- 180333.3 msVivace
BPM to milliseconds chart
The length of a beat in ms is 60,000 ÷ BPM. At 120 BPM that is 60,000 ÷ 120 = 500 ms. The chart below takes the quarter note as one beat.
| BPM | Quarter | Eighth | Sixteenth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 1,000 ms | 500 ms | 250 ms |
| 80 | 750 ms | 375 ms | 187.5 ms |
| 100 | 600 ms | 300 ms | 150 ms |
| 120 | 500 ms | 250 ms | 125 ms |
| 140 | 428.6 ms | 214.3 ms | 107.1 ms |
| 160 | 375 ms | 187.5 ms | 93.8 ms |
| 180 | 333.3 ms | 166.7 ms | 83.3 ms |