Free tool

Online metronome for piano

Set a tempo between 30 and 220 beats per minute, choose how many beats are in each bar, and press start. The first beat of each bar is accented so you can feel where the bar begins. Tap the tap tempo button four times in the rhythm you want and it works out the speed for you.

80 BPM

Beats per bar

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Questions

Common questions

What tempo should a beginner use?

Between 60 and 80 BPM for most first pieces. Find the fastest speed at which you make no mistakes at all, then take ten off it.

What does tap tempo do?

You tap a button in the rhythm you want and it calculates the matching BPM. Useful when you know how fast something should feel but not what number that is.

Should I always practise with a metronome?

No. Use it to establish a passage and to check yourself, then switch it off and see whether the steadiness holds.