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Metronome Online: 20 to 300 BPM, right in the browser

A metronome is one steady pulse, counted in beats per minute. That's the whole idea — and it's exactly why it works: it makes you count instead of guess.

Metronome Online runs right in the browser and schedules every click through the Web Audio API. There are 281 BPM pages from 20 to 300, plus tap tempo, a speed trainer, a rest trainer and stage mode. No download, no account.

What you can do here

Six features, and what each one is actually for.

Stage Mode

F opens stage mode: fullscreen, BPM in oversized numbers, and beat dots you can read from three feet back. Works on a phone, a tablet, or whatever laptop you brought to rehearsal.

Speed Trainer

M raises the BPM on its own, every X bars. You set the step and where it starts and stops; it handles the rest. Useful when you're stuck on a passage and want out without resetting your hand every time.

Rest Trainer

G mutes the click for a few bars, then brings it back by itself. This is the least obvious part of practising: holding the tempo with no audible reference is what separates playing on autopilot from actually knowing where you are.

Tap Tempo

Hit Tap or press T along with the music. After three or four taps the BPM has landed — the fastest way to find the tempo of a record you don't even have the sheet music for.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Space starts and stops, arrows change the BPM, 1–6 switch time signature. You can get through a whole practice session without touching the mouse.

Visual Beat Indicators

The dots under the BPM light up with the sound, and the first beat of each bar lights up brighter. You can see where you are in the bar out of the corner of your eye.

How to use it in practice

The basics come down to three settings.

Pick your BPM

Drag the slider or type the number straight into the display. Arrows move it in single steps; hold Shift for fives. The range runs from 20 to 300 BPM — from a genuinely slow Adagio up to a real Prestissimo.

Set the time signature

Keys 1 to 6 switch the time signature. It starts in 4/4, which is the default for most pop music, but 3/4 for a waltz and 6/8 for compound time work just as well. Worth trying: sometimes the wrong time signature, not a lack of practice, is what's losing you.

Find the tempo of a song

Hit Tap or press T at the rhythm of whatever you're playing. After three or four taps the display stops wobbling and locks onto the tempo. If you're learning a track without sheet music, that's the shortest route to the number.

Tempo markings, in Italian

The same vocabulary you'll see in the score — with the BPM range for each.

Larghissimo

Too slow to fit in a bar

20–24

Grave

Slow and heavy, almost funereal

25–40

Largo

Slow and broad

41–54

Larghetto

A little quicker than Largo

55–64

Adagio

Slow, with weight

65–72

Adagietto

Adagio in motion

73–76

Andante

Walking pace

77–84

Andantino

A little quicker than Andante

85–92

Moderato

Neither slow nor fast

93–100

Allegretto

Shy Allegro

101–108

Allegro

Fast and clean — this is where pop lives

109–120

Vivace

Allegro with more life

121–132

Molto Vivace

Very fast, almost feverish

133–156

Presto

Just fast

157–168

Prestissimo

As fast as it goes

169–200

Ultra Presto

Beyond what's normally written down

201–300

A few tempos that keep coming up

Where you end up when you're practising — and what to do at each one.

Warm-up (60 BPM)

Start at 60 BPM to warm up. Slow enough that your fingers find the notes without rushing, and slow enough that you can think about tone instead of just hitting the right finger. Raise it after.

Hip-hop and R&B (90–110 BPM)

90 to 110 BPM is where hip-hop and R&B grooves live. In that range you can work on pocket without losing it: what's right and what's wrong happen at the same time, and you can hear the difference.

The pop and dance standard (120 BPM)

120 BPM is the Allegro, and the most common number in rock, pop and dance. It makes a good reference point: if you can play something cleanly at 120, you're halfway there.

Speed exercises (160+ BPM)

Past 160 BPM it's pure speed. Get there with the speed trainer — jumping up twenty at a time only teaches you to play badly.

Popular Tempos

Jump straight to a tempo — each page opens the metronome at that BPM.

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View all 281 tempos

Questions

What comes up most in search.

What is a metronome?
A metronome produces one steady pulse. That pulse is measured in beats per minute (BPM), and it's what lets you build a stable tempo: the same number of beats from the first bar to the last, without speeding up at the end or dragging on the downbeat.
Why is practising with a metronome important?
Because it trains the part of you that doesn't have a name. With the click ahead of you, you learn to count; without it, after a few bars everything falls back to instinct — and instinct usually runs a little behind. The gap between being on tempo and being near tempo is exactly what a metronome makes visible.
When was the metronome invented?
The first mechanism was 1814, by Dietrich Nikolaus Winkel. The design everyone recognises — inverted pendulum, 1815 — is Johann Maelzel's, who patented it and spread it. None of that runs on a clockwork spring today: the click is synthesised in real time by the Web Audio API, which takes the mechanical jitter out entirely.
What does BPM mean?
BPM stands for beats per minute. It lets you express a tempo as a number: 60 BPM is one beat a second, 120 is two. That's all it is — which is why you can line it up directly against a count of a recording.
How do I practise effectively with a metronome?
Start at a BPM where you're not making mistakes and stay there a few minutes until it comes out clean several times in a row. Only then go up in twos or fives. Order matters: speeding up before you're clean is the most common way to build a bad habit.
What's the difference between 4/4 and 3/4?
4/4 has four beats to the bar (standard in pop, rock and hip-hop); 3/4 has three (waltzes and a lot of classical music). The difference sounds formal but changes what you're counting — and sometimes the wrong time signature, not a lack of practice, is what's losing you.
Can I use a metronome for things other than music?
Yes, and not just music. It's good for anything that wants a steady rhythm: running, cycling, breathing in yoga, reading aloud. The advantage over a normal timer is that the pulse doesn't start grating after twenty minutes.
Does an online metronome cost money or need a download?
No. It opens in the browser, works offline after your first visit, and never asks for an account. The only thing it asks of you is picking a sound that won't get on your nerves after two hours of rehearsal.
What metronome speed is good for beginners?
Between 60 and 80 BPM. In that range you have time to think about finger position before the beat, rather than reacting after it. When you can play a passage cleanly at 80, go up by five.
How does the tap tempo button work?
You mark the rhythm on Tap or the T key, and the metronome works out the average gap between your taps. Three or four is enough. It's the fastest way to find the tempo of any song — including one you'll never play.
Is the metronome available on mobile devices?
Yes — on anything with a modern browser: phone, tablet, laptop. You can add it to your home screen and use it offline, because the files are stored locally.