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72 BPM Metronome

72

beats per minute ยท Adagio

โ–ถ Start the metronome at 72 BPM Don't know the tempo? Tap it out โ†’

What 72 BPM means

Tempo markingAdagio โ€” at ease, slow
One beat lasts833 ms (0.833 s)
One 4/4 bar3.33 s
One 3/4 bar2.50 s
Beats in 1 minute72
Half time / double time36 BPM / 144 BPM

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

Practising at 72 BPM

  1. Play the passage at about 36 BPM until every note is accurate and evenly spaced.
  2. Raise the tempo in steps of about 5 BPM โ€” 62, 67, then 72.
  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

62 BPM 67 BPM 71 BPM 73 BPM 77 BPM 82 BPM 144 BPM

Common practice tempos

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

Questions

How fast is 72 BPM?
72 BPM means 72 beats every minute, so one beat lasts about 833 milliseconds. In 4/4 time a full bar takes about 3.3 seconds. Around the pace of a calm heartbeat. Ballads and slow movements often sit here.
What tempo marking is 72 BPM?
72 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 72 BPM?
Start at roughly half speed (around 36 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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