110 BPM metronome
Press Play to hear a steady click at 110 BPM, or open one of the drum grooves below at exactly this tempo. One beat lasts 545 ms, so 110 beats fill one minute. 110 BPM falls within Moderato (moderate, roughly 108–120 BPM).
How long is one beat at 110 BPM?
Divide 60,000 by the tempo: 60,000 ÷ 110 = 545 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) | 2,182 ms |
| Half note | 1,091 ms |
| Quarter note (1 beat) | 545 ms |
| Dotted eighth | 409 ms |
| Eighth note | 273 ms |
| Eighth-note triplet | 182 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 136 ms |
110 BPM in bars and phrases
A bar of 4/4 at 110 BPM lasts 2.18 seconds. Eight bars take 17.5 seconds, and a 32-bar form takes 69.8 seconds. One minute holds 110 beats, or 27.5 bars of 4/4.
How fast are subdivisions at 110 BPM?
Eighth notes at 110 BPM run at 3.67 notes per second, triplets at 5.5 and sixteenth notes at 7.33. 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 110 BPM?
110 BPM falls within Moderato (moderate, roughly 108–120 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, 110 BPM feels like 55 BPM; counted in double time it feels like 220 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 110 BPM
At 110 BPM the beat moves briskly, and small hesitations become audible. Check that each change lands on the beat rather than just after it, keep accents even, and compare your playing with a drum groove as well as the plain click: the groove shows whether your time also feels right.
Drum grooves near 110 BPM
These built-in grooves have default tempos close to 110 BPM: Bembe bell (4/4 triplets) (110), 7/8 Rock (3+2+2) (110), Afrobeat Pulse (108) and Motown Pocket (112). Each link below opens the metronome with that groove at exactly 110 BPM, so you practise the tempo with a real drum part rather than a click.