4/4 metronome — 4 beats a bar, accents where they belong

Four beats a bar, the first one accented — common time, the meter of almost all pop, rock and hip hop. Set the tempo, press start and count ONE two three four. Switch to drums to hear the kick on one and three and the snare on two and four.

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Tempo
Beats per bar
Sound

The first beat of each bar is accented. Everything runs in this tab — close it and the click stops.

Counting 4/4

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Highlighted beats are accented: the click is higher and louder there, and the drum kit plays the kick.

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