Tools

Tap Tempo Metronome

Tap or set the exact BPM with this free online metronome, complete with adjustable beats, accents, and a practice timer. Perfect for mastering tricky rhythms, improving timing, and organising your practice sessions efficiently!

BPM: Beat:

Timer:

Off Beat Pitch: Accent Pitch:

Tap or manually adjust the BPM with this free online metronome!

The online metronome above is packed with useful features. Alongside the obvious tap function and manual BPM setting, you can also add accents and adjust the number of beats per bar to suit your time signature.

It even lets you change the pitch of the beats and includes a countdown timer—great for managing rest periods during practice. For the best experience, view the app in Google Chrome.

How to best use a metronome when practising a song

When learning a song, starting slowly and using a metronome is the most effective approach. For example, in the step-by-step lessons for Blackbird, we begin at 74 BPM and break the song into seven manageable loops.

Once each section can be played confidently at that tempo, we increase to 84 BPM, still using the same loops. The target is 92 BPM, the tempo of the original recording. But rather than slowly creeping up to 92 BPM, it’s better to push beyond it—eventually practising at 124 BPM.

This makes returning to 92 BPM feel effortless, resulting in greater control and better feel. So, don’t just aim for the goal tempo—exceed it, then come back. That’s how you truly master a tune.

Get yourself organised by keeping track of your BPM

Another benefit of using a metronome is that you’ll automatically get yourself organised.

For example, if you practise chromatic exercises every day as a warm-up, by having a diary where you write down which exercises you worked on, as well as what BPM you reached, you have structured your practise routine better.

It doesn’t have to be more complicated than using a simple spreadsheet like below.

You’ll be surprised how much better you get at sticking to this schedule when you have something to look back at and can actually see your own progress.

Day	Exercise #	BPM start	BPM reached	Time spent
Monday	Chromatic #11	90	112	8 min
Tuesday	Chromatic #12	92	114	8 min
Wednesday	Chromatic #13	90	110	10 min
Thursday	Chromatic #11	94	116	8 min
Friday	Chromatic #12	94	116	10 min
Saturday	Chromatic #13	96	120	10 min
Sunday	Chromatic #11	96	120	12 min

Set accents to practice 16th-note patterns

Spytunes Free Metronome Features

The metronome you’ll find at the top of this page really does have it all.

You can tap the tempo or simply input the exact BPM you want. These are typically two different features in most applications.

You can adjust the number of beats, meaning you can work in time signatures like 4/4, 3/5, 5/8, or any other time signature you can imagine.

You can also add accents, so if you have a bar of 4/4 with a complicated 16th-note pattern, set the beat to 32, add the rhythm as accents, and follow along.

This is a great alternative to practising 16th-note rhythmic exercises, as it’s easy to customise.

Finally, set the timer for however long you want to practise.

Remember to take breaks, or you may develop RSI, which you definitely want to avoid. If it hurts, you must stop!