Finding Beats Per Minute

Beats Per Minute or BPM are used to calculate the ‘Timing‘ of a song and acts as a guide to the speed it should be played. i.e., 60 bmp = 60 counts in 1 minute = 1 beat per second.

You can practice counting the BPM with our Beat Counter below.  Use your CD player, Tape Deck or Radio to play a track and use the counter and chart to work out the beats per minute.  Practice tapping to the beat, get a feel for the ‘Rhythm’, work out the ‘Tempo’ & have Fun!!  Easy stuff huh!

Grab some free bpm software or a metronome to download and use offline on your computer.  When using the counter please note that it is not 100% accurate due to the time it takes to hit the keyboard and the current internet activity!  If the counter shows % of a beat you should round it up or down depending on the music e.g., 58.988888 would be 60 bpm.  For more theory, info & a neat Tempo & Delay Calculator check out the Timing Links!

Free Online BPM Counter

Check out this manual Beats per Minute (BPM) counter for DJs, Musicians, Singers.  The tool counts the beats-per-minute of a song by tapping a key or the mouse to the beat of a song. Simply click on the page to start the time then tap any key to the beat.

How to use

• Click on the page to start the bpm counter
• Press a key or click your mouse to measure beats.
• You may also the counter.

Software from Derek Chilcote-Bacco at www.mixed.net

How to use this chart

(Use the closest reading on the chart to the reading on the watch).

• If possible use a stopwatch.
• Play the song you want to time.
• Count the first 17 beats.
• You stop the clock on the 17 th beat.
• Match the reading on the watch to the chart.
• That is the “Beats Per Minute” {BPM} of the song.

Beats Per Minute Reference Chart