130 BPM metronome
Press Play to hear a steady click at 130 BPM, or open one of the drum grooves below at exactly this tempo. One beat lasts 462 ms, so 130 beats fill one minute. 130 BPM falls within Allegro (fast and bright, roughly 120–156 BPM).
How long is one beat at 130 BPM?
Divide 60,000 by the tempo: 60,000 ÷ 130 = 462 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) | 1,846 ms |
| Half note | 923 ms |
| Quarter note (1 beat) | 462 ms |
| Dotted eighth | 346 ms |
| Eighth note | 231 ms |
| Eighth-note triplet | 154 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 115 ms |
130 BPM in bars and phrases
A bar of 4/4 at 130 BPM lasts 1.85 seconds. Eight bars take 14.8 seconds, and a 32-bar form takes 59.1 seconds. One minute holds 130 beats, or 32.5 bars of 4/4.
How fast are subdivisions at 130 BPM?
Eighth notes at 130 BPM run at 4.33 notes per second, triplets at 6.5 and sixteenth notes at 8.67. 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 130 BPM?
130 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, 130 BPM feels like 65 BPM; counted in double time it feels like 260 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 130 BPM
At 130 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 130 BPM
These built-in grooves have default tempos close to 130 BPM: Fool in the Rain Shuffle (130), Purdie Shuffle (126), Four-on-the-Floor (124) and Amen Break (136). Each link below opens the metronome with that groove at exactly 130 BPM, so you practise the tempo with a real drum part rather than a click.