72 BPM Metronome

The metronome below is set to 72 beats per minute. Press Start or the space bar.

About 72 BPM

• Beat length: 0.833 seconds (833 ms) per beat.
• Tempo marking: Adagietto.
• Eighth notes: 144 per minute. Sixteenth notes: 288 per minute.
• Common uses: a resting heart rate, often used for relaxed ballads and slow movements.

Practising at 72 BPM

Start a new piece well below this tempo and move up 4 to 5 BPM at a time once you can play it cleanly three times in a row.

Nearby tempos

• 40
• 50
• 60
• 70
• 72
• 80
• 90
• 100
• 110
• 120
• 130
• 140
• 150
• 160
• 170
• 180
• 200
• 220

Frequently asked questions