7/8 metronome
Seven eighth notes per bar, grouped 2+2+3, 3+2+2 or 2+3+2: a favorite of Balkan folk music and progressive rock.
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Note lengths at 80 BPM
| Note | Length | Per minute |
|---|---|---|
| Whole note | 3,000 ms | 20 |
| Half note | 1,500 ms | 40 |
| Quarter note | 750 ms | 80 |
| Eighth note | 375 ms | 160 |
| Eighth-note triplet | 250 ms | 240 |
| Sixteenth note | 188 ms | 320 |
With the quarter note at 80 BPM. Handy for delay settings too: a quarter-note echo is 750 ms, a dotted-eighth echo 563 ms.
Practice tip
A relaxed mid-tempo: ballads, slower pop songs and most beginner exercises. Once the passage is clean here, raise it 4–5 BPM at a time.
Other tempos
Time signatures and tempo markings
Frequently asked questions
How should I practice 7/8?
Start slow and count the groups: “one-two-one-two-one-two-three” (2+2+3). The metronome accents the start of every group.
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