165 BPM Metronome

This metronome is preset to 165 BPM — press play (or the spacebar) and it ticks 165 beats per minute. In classical terms 165 BPM is Vivace, lively and brisk. It's a common tempo for drum & bass, jungle, fast punk and footwork.

What 165 BPM means

Tempo is just beats per minute, so 165 BPM works out to:

• 363.6 ms between each beat
• 2.75 beats every second
• 1.45 seconds for one bar of 4/4

A demanding tempo. Build up to it 5 BPM at a time; if you can't play it cleanly, drop back down until you can.

How to practise at 165 BPM

Start the metronome above and play one note per click until it feels locked in. If 165BPM is too fast to play cleanly, drop to a slower tempo, nail it there, then come back. If it's too easy, nudge it up 5 BPM at a time. Tap-tempo on the main metronomeif you want to match a song you're hearing.