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40 BPM Metronome

40

beats per minute ยท Grave

โ–ถ Start the metronome at 40 BPM Don't know the tempo? Tap it out โ†’

What 40 BPM means

Tempo markingGrave โ€” solemn, very slow
One beat lasts1500 ms (1.500 s)
One 4/4 bar6.00 s
One 3/4 bar4.50 s
Beats in 1 minute40
Half time / double time20 BPM / 80 BPM

Slower than a resting heartbeat. Each beat feels separate, so counting subdivisions (1-and-2-and) helps you stay steady.

Practising at 40 BPM

  1. Play the passage at about 20 BPM until every note is accurate and evenly spaced.
  2. Raise the tempo in steps of about 5 BPM โ€” 40, 40, then 40.
  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

41 BPM 45 BPM 50 BPM 80 BPM

Common practice tempos

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

Questions

How fast is 40 BPM?
40 BPM means 40 beats every minute, so one beat lasts about 1500 milliseconds. In 4/4 time a full bar takes about 6.0 seconds. Slower than a resting heartbeat. Each beat feels separate, so counting subdivisions (1-and-2-and) helps you stay steady.
What tempo marking is 40 BPM?
40 BPM falls in the Grave range (solemn, very slow). Tempo marking ranges vary slightly between sources, so treat this as approximate.
How do I practise a piece at 40 BPM?
Start at roughly half speed (around 20 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.

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