20–400 BPM, any time signature, five accent levels, subdivisions, swing, count-in, speed and gap trainers.
5/4 has five beats in each bar, and each beat is a quarter note (that is what the lower number means). In practice it is felt as two groups of uneven length (3+2). You will hear it in jazz, progressive rock and film scores. Most players feel it as 3+2 (or 2+3).
The metronome above is set to 5/4 with the beats grouped 3+2: an accent on beat 1 and a medium accent at the start of each group. The tempo counts quarter notes. Tap any beat to change its accent.
Count every beat but stress the start of each group: 1 2 3 · 4 5. Saying the groups as words helps: “slow-ly” “quick”.
Count every beat but stress the start of each group: 1 2 3 · 4 5. Saying the groups as words helps: “slow-ly” “quick”.
It names the note that gets one count: a quarter note. The top number, 5, is how many of them fill a bar.
Most music in 5/4 sits somewhere around 110 BPM ; start slower while you learn the accents.
Yes. In Advanced, type a grouping such as 3+2+2 under Beat groups, and the accents move to match.