70 BPM Metronome

A slow, unhurried pulse with enough motion to phrase against.

70 beats per minute 1.17 beats per second Marked Adagio

Is 70 BPM fast or slow?

Slow. 70 BPM sits just above a resting heart rate — deliberate, but not so slow that a melodic line loses its shape between beats.

What 70 BPM is used for

• Blues and ballads Slow enough to bend into a note and still arrive on time.
• Expressive practice Fast enough that phrasing decisions are audible, unlike at very slow tempos.
• Second-stage practice A natural step up once a passage is reliable at 60.

How to practise at 70 BPM

• Play against the offbeat Set the accent pattern so the click lands between your beats rather than on them. It is much harder, and much more revealing.
• Use gap bars Two bars of click, two of silence. Your own pulse is what keeps the time across the gap.

Nearby tempos

The metronome above is already set to 70. If you need a different speed, these are the closest:

• 60 Larghetto
• 80 Andante
• 90 Andante
• 100 Andante
• 110 Moderato
• 120 Allegro

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.