Online Metronome

Using the metronome

• Set a tempo with the slider or tap the Tap tempo button in rhythm with a song.
• The first beat of each bar is accented (higher pitch, pink flash).
• Practise slowly first — then raise the tempo 4–5 BPM at a time.

Tempo guide

Works for guitar, piano, tabla and vocal riyaz, and for pacing runs (160–180 BPM matches a good running cadence).

How to use the online metronome

1. Set the tempo in BPM — type it, use the slider or tap one of the presets (60, 80, 100, 120, 140, 180).
2. Choose beats per bar (4 for most songs, 3 for a waltz, 7 or 16 for taal practice) — the first beat is accented.
3. Tap Start. A click sounds and the beat indicator flashes; tap the tempo button repeatedly to set BPM from a song.
4. Practise slowly first; increase by 5 BPM once you play cleanly for a full minute.

Tempo guide for Indian and Western music

Step-by-step: practising teentaal (16 beats)

1. Set beats per bar to 16 and tempo to 60 BPM — one click per matra.
2. Clap on 1 (sam), 5 and 13 (tali), wave on 9 (khali) along with the accents.
3. Recite the theka — dha dhin dhin dha | dha dhin dhin dha | dha tin tin ta | ta dhin dhin dha — keeping each syllable on a click.
4. Raise the tempo in steps of 10 BPM; at 120+ you are in drut laya.

Tips and common mistakes

• Use earphones or a speaker — phone speakers can be too quiet to hear over a harmonium or guitar.
• The metronome uses the Web Audio clock, so timing is accurate to a millisecond even if the page is busy; keep the tab in the foreground on mobile.
• For long riyaz sessions, time yourself with the Stopwatch & Timer; counting japa or repetitions? Use the Jaap Counter.

Frequently asked questions