140 BPM metronome
Press Play to hear a steady click at 140 BPM, or open one of the drum grooves below at exactly this tempo. One beat lasts 429 ms, so 140 beats fill one minute. 140 BPM falls within Allegro (fast and bright, roughly 120–156 BPM).
How long is one beat at 140 BPM?
Divide 60,000 by the tempo: 60,000 ÷ 140 = 429 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) | 1,714 ms |
| Half note | 857 ms |
| Quarter note (1 beat) | 429 ms |
| Dotted eighth | 321 ms |
| Eighth note | 214 ms |
| Eighth-note triplet | 143 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 107 ms |
140 BPM in bars and phrases
A bar of 4/4 at 140 BPM lasts 1.71 seconds. Eight bars take 13.7 seconds, and a 32-bar form takes 54.9 seconds. One minute holds 140 beats, or 35 bars of 4/4.
How fast are subdivisions at 140 BPM?
Eighth notes at 140 BPM run at 4.67 notes per second, triplets at 7 and sixteenth notes at 9.33. 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 140 BPM?
140 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, 140 BPM feels like 70 BPM; counted in double time it feels like 280 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 140 BPM
At 140 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 140 BPM
These built-in grooves have default tempos close to 140 BPM: Jazz Swing (140), Amen Break (136), Fool in the Rain Shuffle (130) and Train Beat (150). Each link below opens the metronome with that groove at exactly 140 BPM, so you practise the tempo with a real drum part rather than a click.