75 BPM Metronome

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

75 BPM means 75 beats every minute: one beat every 0.8 seconds (800 ms), or 1.25 beats a second. In classical terms it is Adagio, slow and expressive (66–75 BPM).

You often hear tempos around 75 BPM in ballads, reggae one drop grooves, slow romantic film songs and lo-fi. The metronome above is already set to 75 BPM in 4/4: press Start, and change the time signature, accents, subdivisions or sound if your song needs it.

Note lengths at 75 BPM

NoteLengthPer minute
Whole note (one bar of 4/4)3200 ms18.75
Half note1600 ms37.5
Dotted quarter1200 ms50
Quarter note (one beat)800 ms75
Dotted eighth600 ms100
Eighth note400 ms150
Eighth-note triplet267 ms225
Sixteenth note200 ms300

Set a delay pedal to 600 ms for the popular dotted-eighth echo, or 800 ms for a quarter-note echo, and it sits in time at 75 BPM.

Playing guitar at 75 BPM

  • Strumming eighth notes: 150 strums a minute, one every 400 ms.
  • Strumming sixteenths: 300 strums a minute, 5 a second.
  • Changing chord every bar of 4/4: 18.75 changes a minute, 3.2 seconds a bar.
  • Half-time feel: 37.5 BPM. Double time: 150 BPM.

75 BPM is a comfortable practice tempo for most strumming patterns and chord changes. Sixteenth notes here are 5 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 75 BPM?

One beat every 0.8 seconds (800 ms), 1.25 beats a second. Its Italian tempo marking is Adagio, slow and expressive.

What kind of music is 75 BPM?

Tempos around 75 BPM are common in ballads, reggae one drop grooves, slow romantic film songs and lo-fi.

How long is a bar at 75 BPM?

In 4/4 a bar has four beats, so it lasts 3.2 seconds. In 3/4 it lasts 2.4 seconds.

Is 75 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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