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100 BPM metronome

Tap Start for a click at 100 beats per minute: one every 600 milliseconds, 1.67 a second. 100 BPM is Andante, at a walking pace. Change the time signature, split each beat into eighths, triplets or sixteenths, or move the tempo from here.

100 BPM, Andante: at a walking pace

Make a beat at 100 BPM

Opens the free editor with a beat playing. No account needed to start.

How fast 100 BPM is

A beat every 600 ms, 1.67 a second, and a bar of 4/4 every 2.4 seconds: 25 bars a minute. It is Andante, at a walking pace. Each note lasts:

How long each note lasts at 100 BPM, in milliseconds
NoteBeatsMilliseconds
Whole note42400 ms
Half note21200 ms
Quarter note1600 ms
Eighth note0.5300 ms
Sixteenth note0.25150 ms
Quarter-note triplet0.67400 ms
Eighth-note triplet0.33200 ms
Dotted quarter note1.5900 ms
Dotted eighth note0.75450 ms

Delay and reverb times for every note at any tempo are on the delay calculator.

Music at 100 BPM

Gospel, Funk, Afrobeats, Reggaeton, Boom bap and Country are usually played at about 100 BPM. Detroit / Flint is written at 200 BPM and felt at 100, in half time.

Styles played at or felt at 100 BPM, and their usual tempos
StyleUsual tempo
Gospel65–170 BPM
Funk88–115 BPM
Afrobeats98–115 BPM
Reggaeton88–100 BPM
Boom bap84–100 BPM
Country80–150 BPM
Hip hop80–100 BPM
Pop95–125 BPM
Detroit / Flint200–220 BPM, felt in half time

Questions about 100 BPM

How fast is 100 BPM?

100 beats a minute: one every 600 milliseconds, 1.67 a second. A bar of 4/4 lasts 2.4 seconds, so a minute holds 25 bars.

Is 100 BPM fast or slow?

In between: on the Italian tempo words musicians use, 100 BPM is Andante, at a walking pace, which runs from 76 to 107 BPM here.

What music is 100 BPM?

Gospel, Funk, Afrobeats, Reggaeton, Boom bap and Country are usually played at about 100 BPM. Detroit / Flint is written at 200 BPM and felt at 100, in half time.

What is half time and double time at 100 BPM?

Half time is 50 BPM, a beat every two clicks; double time is 200 BPM, two beats to a click. To hear double time here, pick eighth notes under Clicks: the beat stays at 100 and a soft click falls between.

Other tempos

40 BPM50 BPM60 BPM70 BPM72 BPM80 BPM85 BPM90 BPM95 BPM100 BPM110 BPM115 BPM120 BPM130 BPM140 BPM150 BPM160 BPM170 BPM180 BPM200 BPM

For any tempo from 20 to 300 BPM, use the online metronome.

A beat at 100 BPM

Open the free editor with a pop beat at 100 BPM playing, then add a melody, a bass line or your voice, part by part. No account needed to start.

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