70 BPM metronome
Press Play to hear a steady click at 70 BPM, or open one of the drum grooves below at exactly this tempo. One beat lasts 857 ms, so 70 beats fill one minute. 70 BPM falls within Adagio (slow, at ease, roughly 66–76 BPM).
How long is one beat at 70 BPM?
Divide 60,000 by the tempo: 60,000 ÷ 70 = 857 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) | 3,429 ms |
| Half note | 1,714 ms |
| Quarter note (1 beat) | 857 ms |
| Dotted eighth | 643 ms |
| Eighth note | 429 ms |
| Eighth-note triplet | 286 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 214 ms |
70 BPM in bars and phrases
A bar of 4/4 at 70 BPM lasts 3.43 seconds. Eight bars take 27.4 seconds, and a 32-bar form takes 109.7 seconds. One minute holds 70 beats, or 17.5 bars of 4/4.
How fast are subdivisions at 70 BPM?
Eighth notes at 70 BPM run at 2.33 notes per second, triplets at 3.5 and sixteenth notes at 4.67. 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 70 BPM?
70 BPM falls within Adagio (slow, at ease, roughly 66–76 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, 70 BPM feels like 35 BPM; counted in double time it feels like 140 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 70 BPM
This is a comfortable range for learning new material. Play the whole passage at 70 BPM without stopping before you raise the tempo, and loop any bar that breaks the pulse rather than slowing everything down. Build speed can then add a few BPM every few bars once the passage is controlled.
Drum grooves near 70 BPM
These built-in grooves have default tempos close to 70 BPM: When the Levee Breaks (72). Each link below opens the metronome with that groove at exactly 70 BPM, so you practise the tempo with a real drum part rather than a click.