105 BPM Metronome

20–400 BPM, any time signature, five accent levels, subdivisions, swing, count-in, speed and gap trainers.

105 BPM means 105 beats every minute: one beat every 0.57 seconds (571 ms), or 1.75 beats a second. In classical terms it is Andante, at a walking pace (76–107 BPM).

You often hear tempos around 105 BPM in pop, funk, soft rock and filmi dholak grooves. The metronome above is already set to 105 BPM in 4/4: press Start, and change the time signature, accents, subdivisions or sound if your song needs it.

Note lengths at 105 BPM

NoteLengthPer minute
Whole note (one bar of 4/4)2286 ms26.25
Half note1143 ms52.5
Dotted quarter857 ms70
Quarter note (one beat)571 ms105
Dotted eighth429 ms140
Eighth note286 ms210
Eighth-note triplet190 ms315
Sixteenth note143 ms420

Set a delay pedal to 429 ms for the popular dotted-eighth echo, or 571 ms for a quarter-note echo, and it sits in time at 105 BPM.

Playing guitar at 105 BPM

  • Strumming eighth notes: 210 strums a minute, one every 286 ms.
  • Strumming sixteenths: 420 strums a minute, 7 a second.
  • Changing chord every bar of 4/4: 26.25 changes a minute, 2.29 seconds a bar.
  • Half-time feel: 52.5 BPM. Double time: 210 BPM.

105 BPM is a comfortable practice tempo for most strumming patterns and chord changes. Sixteenth notes here are 7 notes a second, so it is also a good checkpoint for scale runs: once they feel easy, raise the tempo by 4 BPM at a time.

Common questions

How fast is 105 BPM?

One beat every 0.57 seconds (571 ms), 1.75 beats a second. Its Italian tempo marking is Andante, at a walking pace.

What kind of music is 105 BPM?

Tempos around 105 BPM are common in pop, funk, soft rock and filmi dholak grooves.

How long is a bar at 105 BPM?

In 4/4 a bar has four beats, so it lasts 2.29 seconds. In 3/4 it lasts 1.71 seconds.

Is 105 BPM good for practice?

Yes. It is slow enough to play cleanly and listen to your timing. When it feels easy three times in a row, go up 4 to 8 BPM.

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