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60 BPM metronome
At 60 beats per minute a quarter note lasts 1000 milliseconds, eighth notes 500 ms and sixteenths 250 ms. The classical tempo marking is Adagio. Slow: ballads, slow rock and a comfortable speed for working out new chord changes.
Practicing at 60 BPM
- Press Play (or the space bar) to start the click.
- Play quarter notes, then eighths, then sixteenths at 60 BPM until each feels relaxed.
- Turn on the speed trainer to climb from 60 in small steps, or the gap trainer to test your own time.
Questions
- How fast is 60 BPM?
- 60 beats in a minute, so one beat every 1.00 seconds.