105 BPM metronome
Press Play to hear a steady click at 105 BPM, or open one of the drum grooves below at exactly this tempo. One beat lasts 571 ms, so 105 beats fill one minute. 105 BPM falls within Andante (at a walking pace, roughly 76–108 BPM).
How long is one beat at 105 BPM?
Divide 60,000 by the tempo: 60,000 ÷ 105 = 571 ms per beat. Every other note value follows from that. Producers often set a delay to the dotted eighth or eighth note to keep echoes in time with the track.
| Note value | Length |
|---|---|
| Whole note (4 beats) | 2,286 ms |
| Half note | 1,143 ms |
| Quarter note (1 beat) | 571 ms |
| Dotted eighth | 429 ms |
| Eighth note | 286 ms |
| Eighth-note triplet | 190 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 143 ms |
105 BPM in bars and phrases
A bar of 4/4 at 105 BPM lasts 2.29 seconds. Eight bars take 18.3 seconds, and a 32-bar form takes 73.1 seconds. One minute holds 105 beats, or 26.25 bars of 4/4.
How fast are subdivisions at 105 BPM?
Eighth notes at 105 BPM run at 3.5 notes per second, triplets at 5.25 and sixteenth notes at 7. Switch on the subdivision you are practising so the click marks every note, then return to quarter notes to check that you keep the spacing on your own.
What tempo marking is 105 BPM?
105 BPM falls within Andante (at a walking pace, roughly 76–108 BPM). Treat these ranges as conventions rather than rules: editions and metronome makers print slightly different numbers, and an Italian marking describes character as well as speed.
Half time and double time
Counted in half time, 105 BPM feels like 53 BPM; counted in double time it feels like 210 BPM. When you tap along with a recording and get either number, both describe the same music; choose the pulse that gives you sensible bars and accents.
Practising at 105 BPM
This is a comfortable range for learning new material. Play the whole passage at 105 BPM without stopping before you raise the tempo, and loop any bar that breaks the pulse rather than slowing everything down. Build speed can then add a few BPM every few bars once the passage is controlled.
Drum grooves near 105 BPM
These built-in grooves have default tempos close to 105 BPM: Bo Diddley Beat (104), Son Clave 3-2 (104), Afrobeat Pulse (108) and Superstition Pocket (101). Each link below opens the metronome with that groove at exactly 105 BPM, so you practise the tempo with a real drum part rather than a click.