174 BPM metronome
Press Play to hear a steady click at 174 BPM, or open one of the drum grooves below at exactly this tempo. One beat lasts 345 ms, so 174 beats fill one minute. 174 BPM sits where Vivace (lively, roughly 156–176 BPM) and Presto (very fast, roughly 168–200 BPM) meet.
How long is one beat at 174 BPM?
Divide 60,000 by the tempo: 60,000 ÷ 174 = 345 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) | 1,379 ms |
| Half note | 690 ms |
| Quarter note (1 beat) | 345 ms |
| Dotted eighth | 259 ms |
| Eighth note | 172 ms |
| Eighth-note triplet | 115 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 86.2 ms |
174 BPM in bars and phrases
A bar of 4/4 at 174 BPM lasts 1.38 seconds. Eight bars take 11 seconds, and a 32-bar form takes 44.1 seconds. One minute holds 174 beats, or 43.5 bars of 4/4.
How fast are subdivisions at 174 BPM?
Eighth notes at 174 BPM run at 5.8 notes per second, triplets at 8.7 and sixteenth notes at 11.6. 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 174 BPM?
174 BPM sits where Vivace (lively, roughly 156–176 BPM) and Presto (very fast, roughly 168–200 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, 174 BPM feels like 87 BPM; counted in double time it feels like 348 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 174 BPM
At 174 BPM many players count in half time, feeling 87 BPM with the click on every other beat. Try both. If your technique tightens, drop back to a tempo where you stay relaxed and use Build speed to climb in small steps rather than jumping straight to 174.
Drum grooves near 174 BPM
These built-in grooves have default tempos close to 174 BPM: Drum & Bass Break (174), Rosanna Shuffle (171) and 5/4 Jazz (3+2) (170). Each link below opens the metronome with that groove at exactly 174 BPM, so you practise the tempo with a real drum part rather than a click.