๐ŸŽน Online Piano Metronome

138 BPM Metronome

138

beats per minute ยท Allegro

โ–ถ Start the metronome at 138 BPM Don't know the tempo? Tap it out โ†’

What 138 BPM means

Tempo markingAllegro โ€” fast, cheerful
One beat lasts435 ms (0.435 s)
One 4/4 bar1.74 s
One 3/4 bar1.30 s
Beats in 1 minute138
Half time / double time69 BPM / โ€”

Dance-floor territory. Energetic but still countable beat by beat.

Practising at 138 BPM

  1. Play the passage at about 69 BPM until every note is accurate and evenly spaced.
  2. Raise the tempo in steps of about 5 BPM โ€” 128, 133, then 138.
  3. Move up only after two clean run-throughs in a row. Dropping back a step is normal.
  4. If a bar keeps failing, loop that bar alone rather than replaying the whole piece.

Nearby tempos

69 BPM 128 BPM 133 BPM 137 BPM 139 BPM 143 BPM 148 BPM

Common practice tempos

60 72 80 90 100 108 120 132 144 160 180 200

Questions

How fast is 138 BPM?
138 BPM means 138 beats every minute, so one beat lasts about 435 milliseconds. In 4/4 time a full bar takes about 1.7 seconds. Dance-floor territory. Energetic but still countable beat by beat.
What tempo marking is 138 BPM?
138 BPM falls in the Allegro range (fast, cheerful). Tempo marking ranges vary slightly between sources, so treat this as approximate.
How do I practise a piece at 138 BPM?
Start at roughly half speed (around 69 BPM) until the passage is accurate, then raise the tempo about 5 BPM at a time. Only move up when you can play it cleanly twice in a row.
Is this metronome free?
Yes. It runs in your browser with no sign-up and no download, and you can change the sound and time signature.

Tempo marking ranges are approximate and vary between editions and traditions.
Timings are exact arithmetic from the beats-per-minute value.

MetronomeยทTap TempoยทTempo Markingsยท120 BPM