125 BPM metronome
An online metronome set to 125 BPM: 125 beats per minute, 480 ms per beat. That's Allegro tempo. Press start, then fine-tune with the slider or tap tempo if you need to.
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Note lengths at 125 BPM
| Note | Length | Per minute |
|---|---|---|
| Whole note | 1,920 ms | 31.3 |
| Half note | 960 ms | 62.5 |
| Quarter note | 480 ms | 125 |
| Eighth note | 240 ms | 250 |
| Eighth-note triplet | 160 ms | 375 |
| Sixteenth note | 120 ms | 500 |
With the quarter note at 125 BPM. Handy for delay settings too: a quarter-note echo is 480 ms, a dotted-eighth echo 360 ms.
Practice tip
An upbeat tempo: most pop, rock and dance music sits in this range. With eighth notes your hands move fast, so evenness matters most here.
Other tempos
Time signatures and tempo markings
Frequently asked questions
How many milliseconds is one beat at 125 BPM?
60,000 / 125 = 480 ms per quarter note; an eighth note is 240 ms and a sixteenth is 120 ms.
How fast is 125 BPM?
2.1 beats per second (2.1 Hz). In Italian tempo terms that's Allegro. Most pop songs, and a brisk walk, sit in this range.
How do I speed up gradually?
Turn on the metronome's tempo trainer: set a target tempo, a step and how many bars between steps, and it speeds up on its own.
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