70 BPM Metronome
A free 70 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.
70 BPM is a relaxed, unhurried tempo that sits between Adagio and Andante, commonly used for slow ballads and for practicing a piece before building up to performance speed.
Where 70 BPM fits
A gentle walking pace on a metronome, 70 BPM is often used for slow ballads, worship music and reflective pieces where the beat should feel calm rather than driving. It also works well as an early practice tempo for pieces marked faster, giving you room to focus on clean fingering and phrasing before speeding up.
If you are working up to a target tempo above 100 BPM, treat 70 as a checkpoint: once a passage is solid here, raise the metronome by 5 to 10 BPM at a time rather than jumping straight to full speed.
Frequently asked questions
What tempo marking is 70 BPM?
70 BPM falls between Adagio and Andante, a slow, calm tempo used for ballads and reflective pieces.
Is 70 BPM a common song tempo?
Yes, many slow ballads and downtempo tracks sit around 70 BPM, though the exact tempo of any given song varies by genre and arrangement.
How do I use 70 BPM to build up speed?
Practice a passage cleanly at 70 BPM first, then raise the metronome in small steps of 5 to 10 BPM once each speed feels comfortable and accurate.
Which tempo marking is 70 BPM?
70 BPM falls inside the range commonly given for Adagio, 66 to 76 BPM. Adagio translates as at ease, comfortable. 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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