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VIVACE · RACING TEMPO

170 BPM metronome.

170 beats per minute is a racing tempo, close to the border between vivace and presto. A beat lasts about 0.35 seconds. Drum and bass famously sits between 170 and 175 BPM, usually with a half-time snare so the groove breathes while the hi-hats race.

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Space start / stopT tap tempo adjust tempoTap a beat to accent or silence it.
  • 353 msOne beat
  • 1.41 sOne bar of 4/4
  • 176 msEighth note
  • 88 msSixteenth note
  • VivaceTempo marking

What 170 BPM is used for

  • Half-time grooves with the snare on beat 3 and busy hi-hats
  • Fast jigs and reels felt in large, two-beat groups
  • Advanced speed drills on a pattern that is already secure at 140
  • Checking that your fastest clean tempo is really clean, using the one-minute timer

A practice idea at 170 BPM

Set accents so beat 1 is accented and beats 2 and 4 are muted. The remaining clicks on 1 and 3 give you a slow pulse to lean on while the written tempo stays at 170.

Press Space to start and stop, T to tap a new tempo, and the arrow keys to nudge the speed by one BPM. The routine in how to use a metronome builds on these steps.

Lessons near this tempo

Playroom lessons are written at 48, 60, 72, and 80 BPM so every note can be counted; the closest lesson tempo to 170 BPM is 80 BPM. Learn a pattern there, then bring it up to 170 BPM here with the tempo trainer.

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Other tempos

See the full chart of Italian tempo markings in tempo markings and BPM, or go back to the online metronome.

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