Free online metronome

A simple, accurate metronome for piano, guitar or any instrument: choose the tempo, the beats per bar and the subdivision, or tap the tempo.

Practising with a metronome

Start slowly: pick a tempo at which you play everything without a mistake, even if it feels very slow.
Go up in small steps: a few beats more each time a passage is clean three times in a row.
Listen for the downbeat: the louder click marks the start of each bar.
Silent bars: the metronome drops out one bar in two (or two in four) to check that your pulse holds on its own.

Largo: 40–60 · Adagio: 66–76 · Andante: 76–108 · Moderato: 108–120 · Allegro: 120–156 · Presto: 176–200 (beats per minute, quarter note).