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70 BPM Metronome

70

beats per minute ยท Adagio

โ–ถ Start the metronome at 70 BPM Don't know the tempo? Tap it out โ†’

What 70 BPM means

Tempo markingAdagio โ€” at ease, slow
One beat lasts857 ms (0.857 s)
One 4/4 bar3.43 s
One 3/4 bar2.57 s
Beats in 1 minute70
Half time / double time35 BPM / 140 BPM

Around the pace of a calm heartbeat. Ballads and slow movements often sit here.

Practising at 70 BPM

  1. Play the passage at about 35 BPM until every note is accurate and evenly spaced.
  2. Raise the tempo in steps of about 5 BPM โ€” 60, 65, then 70.
  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

60 BPM 65 BPM 69 BPM 71 BPM 75 BPM 80 BPM 140 BPM

Common practice tempos

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

Questions

How fast is 70 BPM?
70 BPM means 70 beats every minute, so one beat lasts about 857 milliseconds. In 4/4 time a full bar takes about 3.4 seconds. Around the pace of a calm heartbeat. Ballads and slow movements often sit here.
What tempo marking is 70 BPM?
70 BPM falls in the Adagio range (at ease, slow). Tempo marking ranges vary slightly between sources, so treat this as approximate.
How do I practise a piece at 70 BPM?
Start at roughly half speed (around 35 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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