115 BPM metronome
Press Play to hear a steady click at 115 BPM, or open one of the drum grooves below at exactly this tempo. One beat lasts 522 ms, so 115 beats fill one minute. 115 BPM falls within Moderato (moderate, roughly 108–120 BPM).
How long is one beat at 115 BPM?
Divide 60,000 by the tempo: 60,000 ÷ 115 = 522 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) | 2,087 ms |
| Half note | 1,043 ms |
| Quarter note (1 beat) | 522 ms |
| Dotted eighth | 391 ms |
| Eighth note | 261 ms |
| Eighth-note triplet | 174 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 130 ms |
115 BPM in bars and phrases
A bar of 4/4 at 115 BPM lasts 2.09 seconds. Eight bars take 16.7 seconds, and a 32-bar form takes 66.8 seconds. One minute holds 115 beats, or 28.75 bars of 4/4.
How fast are subdivisions at 115 BPM?
Eighth notes at 115 BPM run at 3.83 notes per second, triplets at 5.75 and sixteenth notes at 7.67. 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 115 BPM?
115 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, 115 BPM feels like 58 BPM; counted in double time it feels like 230 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 115 BPM
At 115 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 115 BPM
These built-in grooves have default tempos close to 115 BPM: Billie Jean Pocket (117), Smells Like Teen Spirit (117), Motown Pocket (112) and Bembe bell (4/4 triplets) (110). Each link below opens the metronome with that groove at exactly 115 BPM, so you practise the tempo with a real drum part rather than a click.