190 BPM Metronome

Extremely fast, and demanding enough that how you practise matters more than how long.

190 beats per minute 3.17 beats per second Marked Presto

Is 190 BPM fast or slow?

Extremely fast. Over three beats a second. At 190 BPM the difference between a clean passage and a nearly clean one is very audible.

What 190 BPM is used for

• Extreme metal Blast beats and fast double-kick patterns live in and above this range.
• Maximum-speed exercises A tempo for testing a limit rather than working within one.

How to practise at 190 BPM

• Warm up properly first Reaching for a tempo like this cold is where players injure themselves.
• Stop when it degrades Repeating a passage that has stopped being clean rehearses the mistake.

Nearby tempos

The metronome above is already set to 190. If you need a different speed, these are the closest:

• 140 Allegro
• 150 Allegro
• 160 Vivace
• 170 Vivace
• 180 Presto
• 200 Prestissimo

Not on the list? Open the full metronome and set anything from 20 to 400 BPM, or tap the tempo if you know how it should feel but not what number it is. The tempo guide covers what the markings mean.