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Metronome

Online Metronome

Keep the whole band in time with a free online metronome. Adjustable BPM, time signatures and an accent on the first beat, set your tempo and play with no sign-up.

120
BPM
Beats per bar

How the metronome works

An online metronome plays a steady click at the tempo you set, with a stronger accent on the first beat of each bar so you can feel where the bar starts. Set the BPM, pick a time signature and press start: the whole band locks to the same pulse, which is the fastest way to make a rehearsal sound tight and to learn a tricky part slowly before bringing it up to tempo.

It runs in your browser with no app and no account, on a phone or a laptop alike. Adjust the tempo from 40 to 240 BPM, switch between 2, 3, 4 and 6 beats per bar, and watch the beat light so you can keep time with your eyes as well as your ears.

Frequently asked questions

What is BPM?
BPM stands for beats per minute: the number that says how fast a song goes. 60 BPM is one beat a second; most pop songs sit between 100 and 130, ballads around 70-90, and faster rock tracks at 140 and up. Agreeing on the same BPM as a band is the simplest way to keep a rehearsal from drifting: settle a song's tempo once, note it down, and every rehearsal starts from the same place.
What tempo should I set the metronome to?
When you're learning a new piece, don't start at the target tempo: drop to a speed you can play cleanly, settle there, then move up in steps of 5-10 BPM. If you can play a hard transition without mistakes, the tempo is right; if you're stumbling, go lower. The metronome on this page runs from 40 to 240 BPM. In rehearsal it works best to fix the tempo once and have the whole band work to the same number.
What are beats per bar and the accent on the first beat for?
Beats per bar sets how many beats before it comes back round to the start, and the metronome plays the first beat louder so you can hear where the bar begins. That way you're following the pulse of the piece, not just its speed, and that's what keeps everyone's "one" in the same place. This page offers 2, 3, 4 and 6 beats: 4 is the most common, 3 gives a waltz feel, and 6 is used for compound time like 6/8.
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You set the tempo for one song here. In BandUp every song in your repertoire keeps its own BPM, entered by hand or tapped right in, so the moment you open a song the whole band already knows how fast it goes and counts it in at the same speed.

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