Online Metronome

Need to keep perfect time while practicing? This free online metronome helps musicians stay on beat with adjustable tempo, multiple time signatures, and visual beat indicators. Set your BPM and start playing.

Why Use a Metronome

A metronome is essential for developing steady timing and rhythm. Whether you’re learning a new piece, building speed gradually, or recording music that needs to stay in time, a metronome keeps you locked into the tempo.

Regular practice with a metronome improves your internal sense of timing and makes you a more precise musician.

How to Use This Metronome

• Set your desired tempo using the slider or +/- buttons (40-240 BPM). Not sure what tempo a song is? Use our BPM Tap Tool to find it by tapping along.”
• Choose your time signature: 4/4 for most popular music, 3/4 for waltzes, 6/8 for compound time.
• Adjust the volume to a comfortable level.
• Click START or press the spacebar to begin.
• The first beat of each measure plays louder and the visual indicator highlights each beat.

Practice Tips

• Start slow and gradually increase tempo as you master difficult passages.
• Practice with the metronome for at least part of every session to build consistency.
• Don’t rely on it 100%. Practice without it to develop your own internal tempo.
• If you’re rushing or dragging, slow down the metronome until you can play comfortably in time.
• Playing a song in a different key? Our Transpose Calculator shows you how to convert all the notes.