Free online metronome

• Tempo (BPM) – 20 to 300 beats per minute. Tap the big number to type a value; on a computer use ↑↓ for ±1 and ←→ for ±5.
• Tap tempo – tap along with a song four times or more and the metronome works out its BPM (key T on a keyboard).
• Time signature – 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8 and 12/8. Compound meters accent every third beat automatically.
• Accents and muted beats – tap the dots to cycle accent → normal → mute, so you can build 2+2+3 groupings or click only on beats 2 and 4.
• Subdivisions – quarter notes, eighths, triplets, sixteenths, sextuplets and swing, with a separate volume for the subdivisions.
• Sounds – wood block, click, beep and drum, with a volume slider.
• Practice tools – speed trainer (add X BPM every N bars), gap bars (play some bars, mute some), count-in, visual flash and a practice timer.
• Your settings are remembered on this device, and the screen stays awake while the metronome is running.

1. Start slow. Find the tempo where every note is clean – often 60–70% of the song. Play it right three times, then add 5 BPM. The speed trainer can do this for you.
2. Begin around 60–80 BPM for new strumming patterns and chord changes.
3. Put the click on 2 and 4. In 4/4, mute beats 1 and 3 by tapping their dots – it builds a stronger groove.
4. Use gap bars. Play 2 bars, mute 2 bars, and see if you land back exactly on the beat.
5. Triplets and swing for blues, jazz and shuffle feels.

This metronome was made by Taiwanese fingerstyle guitarist Lu Jia-Hong (盧家宏) for his own students. Before you play, tune up with the free GuitarLu Tuner.