Top Ten Tempo Ranges
This’s a list of tempo ranges used in songs & pieces. Each song’s tempo is measured in beats per minute (bpm) just like one’s heart rate & 4 beats make up 1 measure (or bar or even a note) & each range requires a certain bpm number.Extremely fast. 200 bpm (50 measures/bars/notes per minute) & over Common time is sometimes cut at this range.
Very, very fast. 168-200 bpm (42-50 measures/bars/notes per minute).
Very fast, lively & bright. 172-176 bpm (43-44 measures/bars per minute).
Very fast, lively & bright. 172-176 bpm (43-44 measures/bars/notes per minute).
Lively & fast. 156-176 bpm (39-44 measures/bars/notes per minute).
Between allegro & vivace. 124-156 bpm (31-39 measures/bars/notes per minute).
Slightly above the allegro starting point but still within its entire range. Very fast, quick & bright. 124-156 bpm (31-39 measures/bars/notes per minute).
The most common tempo range in music: fast & bright. 120-156 bpm (30-39 measures/bars/notes per minute).
Slightly below allegro. 116-120 bpm (29-30 measures/bars/notes per minute).
Moderately fast. 112-120 bpm (28-30 measures/bars/notes per minute).
A moderate speed. 108-120 bpm (27-30 measures/bars/notes per minute).
Somewhere between andante & moderato. 80-108 bpm (20-27 measures/bars/notes per minute).
Starts slightly faster than andante nowadays, though at times it was slightly slower. 80-108 bpm (20-27 measures/bars/notes per minute).
Comparable to walking. 76-108 bpm (14-27 measures/bars/notes per minute).
The common marching tempo. 66-80 bpm (16.5-20 measures/bars/notes per minute).
Slow. 52-108 bpm (13-27 measures/bars/notes per minute).
Slightly faster than adagio but slower than andante. 46-80 bpm (11.5-20 measures/bars/notes per minute).
Faster than larghetto but still slow. 44-68 bpm (11-17 measures/bars/notes per minute).
A very broad tempo. 44-66 bpm (11-16.5 measures/bars/notes per minute).
Very slow. 40-66 bpm (10-15 measures/bars/notes per minute).
Very slow & solemn. 24-40 bpm (6-10 measures/bars/notes per minute).
A very slow tempo. 24-40 bpm (6-10 measures/bars/notes per minute).
The slowest standard tempo range possible. 24 bpm (6 measures/bars/notes per minute) or less.