110 BPM Metronome

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

110 BPM means 110 beats every minute: one beat every 0.55 seconds (545 ms), or 1.83 beats a second. In classical terms it is Moderato, at a moderate speed (108–119 BPM).

You often hear tempos around 110 BPM in pop, pop rock, Latin and soul. The metronome above is already set to 110 BPM in 4/4: press Start, and change the time signature, accents, subdivisions or sound if your song needs it.

Note lengths at 110 BPM

NoteLengthPer minute
Whole note (one bar of 4/4)2182 ms27.5
Half note1091 ms55
Dotted quarter818 ms73.33
Quarter note (one beat)545 ms110
Dotted eighth409 ms146.67
Eighth note273 ms220
Eighth-note triplet182 ms330
Sixteenth note136 ms440

Set a delay pedal to 409 ms for the popular dotted-eighth echo, or 545 ms for a quarter-note echo, and it sits in time at 110 BPM.

Playing guitar at 110 BPM

  • Strumming eighth notes: 220 strums a minute, one every 273 ms.
  • Strumming sixteenths: 440 strums a minute, 7.33 a second.
  • Changing chord every bar of 4/4: 27.5 changes a minute, 2.18 seconds a bar.
  • Half-time feel: 55 BPM. Double time: 220 BPM.

110 BPM is a comfortable practice tempo for most strumming patterns and chord changes. Sixteenth notes here are 7.33 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 110 BPM?

One beat every 0.55 seconds (545 ms), 1.83 beats a second. Its Italian tempo marking is Moderato, at a moderate speed.

What kind of music is 110 BPM?

Tempos around 110 BPM are common in pop, pop rock, Latin and soul.

How long is a bar at 110 BPM?

In 4/4 a bar has four beats, so it lasts 2.18 seconds. In 3/4 it lasts 1.64 seconds.

Is 110 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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