300 BPM metronome
Press Play to hear a steady click at 300 BPM, or open one of the drum grooves below at exactly this tempo. One beat lasts 200 ms, so 300 beats fill one minute. 300 BPM falls within Prestissimo (as fast as possible, roughly above 200 BPM).
How long is one beat at 300 BPM?
Divide 60,000 by the tempo: 60,000 ÷ 300 = 200 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) | 800 ms |
| Half note | 400 ms |
| Quarter note (1 beat) | 200 ms |
| Dotted eighth | 150 ms |
| Eighth note | 100 ms |
| Eighth-note triplet | 66.7 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 50 ms |
300 BPM in bars and phrases
A bar of 4/4 at 300 BPM lasts 0.8 seconds. Eight bars take 6.4 seconds, and a 32-bar form takes 25.6 seconds. One minute holds 300 beats, or 75 bars of 4/4.
How fast are subdivisions at 300 BPM?
Eighth notes at 300 BPM run at 10 notes per second, triplets at 15 and sixteenth notes at 20. 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 300 BPM?
300 BPM falls within Prestissimo (as fast as possible, roughly above 200 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, 300 BPM feels like 150 BPM; counted in double time it feels like 400 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 300 BPM
At 300 BPM many players count in half time, feeling 150 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 300.
Drum grooves near 300 BPM
These built-in grooves have default tempos close to 300 BPM: Tony Williams-Style Ride (280). Each link below opens the metronome with that groove at exactly 300 BPM, so you practise the tempo with a real drum part rather than a click.