72 BPM Metronome
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72 BPM is Adagio: 1.2 beats per second, and each beat lasts 833 ms.
72 BPM is Adagio: 1.2 beats per second, one beat every 833 ms.
What 72 BPM feels like
72 BPM is close to a typical resting heart rate and a comfortable tempo for piano ballads. Typical uses: slow ballads, a calm, heartbeat-like pulse, and soul and R&B.
How to practise at 72 BPM
This is a good tempo for chord changes on every beat and for scales in sixteenths. Accent beats 2 and 4 to practise a laid-back backbeat, then try Gap mode with one silent bar in four.
Songs around 72 BPM
These recordings sit at or close to 72 BPM: Let It Be (The Beatles), Rehab (Amy Winehouse), and When I Was Your Man (Bruno Mars). Live versions and remasters can differ by a beat or two, so check your recording with tap tempo.
Questions
How fast is 72 BPM?
72 BPM is 1.2 beats per second. Each beat lasts 0.833 seconds (833 ms), and a bar of 4/4 lasts 3.33 seconds.
What tempo marking is 72 BPM?
Adagio (slow, at ease), which covers roughly 66 to 75 BPM.
What songs are 72 BPM?
For example Let It Be (The Beatles), Rehab (Amy Winehouse), and When I Was Your Man (Bruno Mars). Use tap tempo to find the tempo of any other song.