Largo tempo metronome
“Broad”: very slow and stately. Funeral marches and slow movements. About 40–60 BPM; the metronome is set to 50 BPM.
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Note lengths at 50 BPM
| Note | Length | Per minute |
|---|---|---|
| Whole note | 4,800 ms | 12.5 |
| Half note | 2,400 ms | 25 |
| Quarter note | 1,200 ms | 50 |
| Eighth note | 600 ms | 100 |
| Eighth-note triplet | 400 ms | 150 |
| Sixteenth note | 300 ms | 200 |
With the quarter note at 50 BPM. Handy for delay settings too: a quarter-note echo is 1,200 ms, a dotted-eighth echo 900 ms.
Practice tip
A slow tempo: ideal for learning a new piece, a tricky run or a chord change. You have time for every note, so focus on clean sound and a relaxed hand.
Other tempos
Time signatures and tempo markings
Frequently asked questions
How many milliseconds is one beat at 50 BPM?
60,000 / 50 = 1,200 ms per quarter note; an eighth note is 600 ms and a sixteenth is 300 ms.
How fast is 50 BPM?
0.8 beats per second (0.8 Hz). In Italian tempo terms that's Largo. A calm, slow pulse; a resting heart beats around 60–80.
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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