116 BPM metronome
Press Play to hear a steady click at 116 BPM, or open one of the drum grooves below at exactly this tempo. One beat lasts 517 ms, so 116 beats fill one minute. 116 BPM sits where Moderato (moderate, roughly 108–120 BPM) and Allegretto (moderately fast, roughly 112–120 BPM) meet.
How long is one beat at 116 BPM?
Divide 60,000 by the tempo: 60,000 ÷ 116 = 517 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) | 2,069 ms |
| Half note | 1,034 ms |
| Quarter note (1 beat) | 517 ms |
| Dotted eighth | 388 ms |
| Eighth note | 259 ms |
| Eighth-note triplet | 172 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 129 ms |
116 BPM in bars and phrases
A bar of 4/4 at 116 BPM lasts 2.07 seconds. Eight bars take 16.6 seconds, and a 32-bar form takes 66.2 seconds. One minute holds 116 beats, or 29 bars of 4/4.
How fast are subdivisions at 116 BPM?
Eighth notes at 116 BPM run at 3.87 notes per second, triplets at 5.8 and sixteenth notes at 7.73. 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 116 BPM?
116 BPM sits where Moderato (moderate, roughly 108–120 BPM) and Allegretto (moderately fast, roughly 112–120 BPM) meet. 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, 116 BPM feels like 58 BPM; counted in double time it feels like 232 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 116 BPM
At 116 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 116 BPM
These built-in grooves have default tempos close to 116 BPM: Chic-Era Disco Funk (116), Mento Hand-Drum Lilt (116), Samba Batucada on Kit (116) and Billie Jean Pocket (117). Each link below opens the metronome with that groove at exactly 116 BPM, so you practise the tempo with a real drum part rather than a click.