80 BPM Metronome
Allegro
80 BPM is Andante: 1.33 beats per second, and each beat lasts 750 ms.
80 BPM is Andante: 1.33 beats per second, one beat every 750 ms.
What 80 BPM feels like
80 BPM is a favourite starting point for scales in sixteenths and the tempo of many slow pop ballads. Typical uses: slow ballads, slow practice of hard passages, and hip hop.
How to practise at 80 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 80 BPM
These recordings sit at or close to 80 BPM: Halo (Beyoncé) and Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran). Live versions and remasters can differ by a beat or two, so check your recording with tap tempo.
Questions
How fast is 80 BPM?
80 BPM is 1.33 beats per second. Each beat lasts 0.75 seconds (750 ms), and a bar of 4/4 lasts 3 seconds.
What tempo marking is 80 BPM?
Andante (at a walking pace), which covers roughly 76 to 107 BPM.
What songs are 80 BPM?
For example Halo (Beyoncé) and Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran). Use tap tempo to find the tempo of any other song.