126 BPM metronome
Press Play to hear a steady click at 126 BPM, or open one of the drum grooves below at exactly this tempo. One beat lasts 476 ms, so 126 beats fill one minute. 126 BPM falls within Allegro (fast and bright, roughly 120–156 BPM).
How long is one beat at 126 BPM?
Divide 60,000 by the tempo: 60,000 ÷ 126 = 476 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) | 1,905 ms |
| Half note | 952 ms |
| Quarter note (1 beat) | 476 ms |
| Dotted eighth | 357 ms |
| Eighth note | 238 ms |
| Eighth-note triplet | 159 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 119 ms |
126 BPM in bars and phrases
A bar of 4/4 at 126 BPM lasts 1.9 seconds. Eight bars take 15.2 seconds, and a 32-bar form takes 61 seconds. One minute holds 126 beats, or 31.5 bars of 4/4.
How fast are subdivisions at 126 BPM?
Eighth notes at 126 BPM run at 4.2 notes per second, triplets at 6.3 and sixteenth notes at 8.4. 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 126 BPM?
126 BPM falls within Allegro (fast and bright, roughly 120–156 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, 126 BPM feels like 63 BPM; counted in double time it feels like 252 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 126 BPM
At 126 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 126 BPM
These built-in grooves have default tempos close to 126 BPM: Purdie Shuffle (126), Indie Disco-Rock (126), 5/4 Rock (3+2) (126) and Electro Hip-Hop (127). Each link below opens the metronome with that groove at exactly 126 BPM, so you practise the tempo with a real drum part rather than a click.