Tempo

A metronome you set with your fingers. Tap the beat of a song and read its tempo, or set a number and let it click, with the first beat of each bar marked.

beats per minute
Andante76–108
4/4 · simple quadruple · = 100
Time signature
Beats per bar
Subdivision
Volume

Tap the beat

Tap here in time with the song, four times or more. The number below is its tempo. A pause of two seconds starts over.

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Tap four times or more.

The Italian words

The ranges are approximate; every publisher draws them a little differently. The word under the big number follows this table.

WordBeats per minuteSense
Largo40–60very slow, broad
Larghetto60–66a little less slow than largo
Adagio66–76slow, at ease
Andante76–108at a walking pace
Moderato108–120moderate
Allegro120–156cheerful, lively
Vivace156–176lively, brisk
Presto168–200very fast
Prestissimo200+as fast as possible

Your songs and their tempos

Print this page and write here the songs you play, with the tempo you gave each one.

SongTempoTime signature
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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