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200 BPM metronome.

At 200 BPM, a bar of 4/4 lasts 1.2 seconds. A click at 100 BPM can make it easier to follow the larger pulse while you play two beats per click.

Beats per minute

200

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The tempo

What 200 BPM feels like.

At 200 BPM, each beat lasts about 0.300 seconds and a bar of four beats lasts about 1.200 seconds. The click marks the beat; you can play more than one note between clicks. Tempo markings and genre examples are guides, so choose a pace that suits your music.

Marking
Presto
168 to 200 BPM
One beat
0.300 sec
One 4/4 bar
1.200 sec
Bars in 3 min
150

Where you hear it

Music that sits at 200 BPM.

For a half-time click, set the metronome to 100 BPM: the click marks beats one and three instead of all four. If a part at 200 feels frantic, try the half-time click and play across it.

Wondering whether a particular track is 200 BPM? Tap along with it and compare, or let the MagicBPM app listen and tell you.

Practice note: Work on a small section at a comfortable speed before bringing it up to your target tempo.

Presets

Other common tempos

Every one opens the metronome set and ready to play at that BPM.

Need something in between? The full metronome covers 40 to 300 BPM.

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Take 200 BPM with you.

The app pairs the same metronome with a real-time BPM detector that hears the music around you, so you can lift a tempo off a track and practice to it straight away.

  • Subdivisions: practice against eighths, triplets or sixteenths, with the in-between clicks tucked under the beat
  • Compound time that counts properly: 6/8, 9/8 and 12/8 group in threes, and 7/8 lets you pick 2+2+3 or 3+2+2
  • Pick your click: acoustic out of the box, with woodblock, claves, cowbell and more sound packs in Pro
  • Haptics on every beat, with a firmer pulse on the downbeat
  • Keeps clicking even when your phone is silenced
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Good to know

200 BPM questions

What does 200 BPM sound like?

A beat every 0.3 seconds. A beat lands every 0.300 seconds, so one bar of 4/4 lasts 1.200 seconds and a three-minute song runs to about 150 bars. Press Play above to hear it.

Is 200 BPM fast or slow?

200 BPM is a very fast pulse. How it feels also depends on the rhythm, subdivisions, and whether you count every beat or every other beat.

What kind of music is 200 BPM?

Fast jazz passages; metal arrangements; short technique exercises. The list is a guide rather than a rule: tempo varies within every genre.

Is 200 BPM the same as 100 BPM?

Counted in half time, 200 BPM is 100 BPM, with the click marking beats one and three instead of every beat. Both counts can describe the same passage, depending on which pulse you follow.

How do I set a metronome to 200 BPM?

This page opens already set to 200 BPM, so press Play or hit the spacebar. To move off it, drag the slider, type a number into the BPM box, or use the arrow keys to nudge a beat at a time.

Measuring instead of setting? Use the tap tempo tool to find a song’s BPM.