Question 1

What tempo is 70 BPM?

Accepted Answer

70 beats per minute is Adagio — one beat every 857.1 milliseconds, about 1.2 beats a second. A bar of 4/4 lasts 3428.6 ms, so a three-minute song at this tempo runs roughly 53 bars.

Question 2

How do I practise with a metronome at 70 BPM?

Accepted Answer

Start with the click on every beat and play something you already know. When it feels easy, halve the beats — set 2 per bar so the click only marks beats one and three — and keep time in the gaps yourself. If 70 is too fast for a new passage, drop the slider, then come back up in steps of five.

Question 3

Can I change the beats per bar or the sound?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Pick 2 to 12 beats a bar under the tempo; the first beat of each bar is accented. Switch Sound to Drums for a kick, snare and hi-hat instead of a click. Tap sets the tempo from your own taps. Everything runs in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere.

Whole note	3428.6 ms
Half note	1714.3 ms
Quarter note (one beat)	857.1 ms
Eighth note	428.6 ms
Sixteenth note	214.3 ms
Dotted eighth	642.9 ms
Eighth-note triplet	285.7 ms

70 BPM metronome — a steady Adagio click

At 70 BPM

Note lengths at 70 BPM

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