Online metronome
A precise click for practice: any tempo from 30 to 260 BPM, accents, subdivisions and a speed trainer. Space starts and stops.
Practising with a metronome
Set the click slow enough that you can play the passage cleanly three times in a row, then raise it a few BPM. Musicians and teachers widely recommend this “slow first, then build” approach because speed follows accuracy, not the other way round.
Subdivisions help with rhythm inside the beat: eighths for strumming patterns, triplets for shuffles and swing, sixteenths for funk and fast picking. Silencing beats (tap a light until it goes dark) trains your internal clock: try muting beats 2 and 4, then only keep beat 1. Unsure of a song’s tempo? Measure it with the BPM finder, or program a drum groove in the beat maker.
Questions
How do I use the metronome?
Set the tempo with the slider, the +/− buttons or by tapping, choose the beats per bar and press Start. The first beat of each bar is accented; tap any beat light to cycle it between accent, normal and silent.
Is this metronome accurate?
Yes. Clicks are scheduled ahead on the Web Audio clock rather than with JavaScript timers, so they stay sample-accurate even if the page is busy.
What tempo should I practise at?
Start at a tempo where you can play a passage perfectly, typically 60–70% of the target, and raise it by 4–5 BPM once it feels easy. The speed trainer does this automatically.
What do the Italian tempo markings mean?
Largo is very slow (40–60 BPM), Adagio slow (66–76), Andante walking pace (76–108), Moderato moderate (108–120), Allegro fast (120–156), Presto very fast (168–200).