100 BPM Metronome
A free 100 BPM online metronome with accents, time signatures and tap tempo.
Timing is scheduled on the Web Audio clock, so the beat stays steady even while the page is busy. Tap the tempo button in time with a song to set the BPM by ear. Keyboard: space starts and stops, up and down arrows change the tempo by 1 (hold shift for 10), escape stops.
100 BPM is a clean, round number in the Moderato range, moderate speed, neither slow nor fast, and one of the most frequently searched specific metronome tempos.
Why 100 BPM is so widely used
A round number close to the centre of the Moderato range, 100 BPM is a natural default for exercises, warm-ups and mid-tempo songs across pop, rock and hip-hop. It is also close to the tempo used in CPR training and some medical timing guides, which is part of why it shows up in searches outside music too.
As a practice tool, 100 BPM is fast enough to feel musical while still being manageable for building accuracy in scales, arpeggios and rhythm exercises before pushing toward faster Allegro tempos.
Frequently asked questions
What tempo marking is 100 BPM?
100 BPM is Moderato, a moderate tempo that is neither slow nor fast, and it sits near the middle of that range.
Why is 100 BPM such a common reference tempo?
It is a clean round number that is easy to remember and count, sits comfortably in the Moderato range, and is close to tempos used across many genres and even outside music, such as CPR compression guides.
Is 100 BPM a good tempo for beginners?
It works well once basic technique is solid, since it is fast enough to feel like real playing while still slow enough to keep every note clean.
Which tempo marking is 100 BPM?
100 BPM falls inside the range commonly given for Andante, 76 to 108 BPM. Andante translates as walking. Those ranges are a convention rather than a measurement: the Italian tempo words were in use long before the metronome existed and were never defined numerically, so published tables disagree at the edges.
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Frequencies on this page are computed at build time from twelve tone equal temperament with A4 = 440 Hz, using the twelfth root of two (about 1.059463) per semitone. Nothing is typed in by hand. See the full method and sources. Maintained by FusionStudios. Last reviewed: .