Tap BPM · Tap Tempo · BPM Counter
Tap BPM Counter
Tap the pad on every beat to get the song's BPM instantly — a free tap tempo counter with a steadiness meter, ÷2/×2 correction and a click track.
Tap along to the beat to measure the tempo
“Hear This Tempo” plays a metronome click at the detected BPM so you can check it against the song. Pausing longer than 2.5s starts a fresh measurement. Audio is generated in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
How to tap BPM accurately
Play the song, feel the pulse, and tap the pad (or press Space) on every beat. This BPM counter averages your recent tap intervals to compute beats per minute, and the bars under the pad show how even your tapping is — when they line up, the number is trustworthy. Unlike a basic tap BPM tool, you can then press Hear This Tempo to play a metronome click at the detected BPM and verify it against the actual song.
Tapped double-time by accident? Use ÷2 / ×2 to correct it instantly. A pause of a couple of seconds starts a fresh measurement, so you can re-tap without reloading.
Typical BPM by genre
| Genre | Typical tempo |
|---|---|
| Ballads / slow jams | 60–80 BPM |
| Hip-hop / lo-fi | 80–100 BPM |
| Pop / rock | 100–130 BPM |
| House / disco | 118–128 BPM |
| Techno / trance | 130–150 BPM |
| Drum & bass / punk | 160–190 BPM |
Tap BPM, tap tempo or BPM counter — same thing?
All three names describe one measurement. Tap tempo is the term musicians and producers use — it comes from the tap button on delay pedals, drum machines and DAWs, where you tap a few beats to sync a delay or set a project tempo. Tap BPM is what guitarists and students search for when they want the number for a song they are learning, and BPM counter is the plain-English name for the same tool. Search results for the three overlap almost completely, so one accurate counter answers all of them.
The pad below the readout is the tap tempo input, the large number is the BPM, and Hear This Tempo plays the click track back at that tempo so you can hear whether it lines up with the record.
Which part of the song should I tap?
Tap a steady section — chorus, verse groove, the main riff — rather than an intro, a drum fill or a breakdown. Songs played by a live drummer drift a few BPM between sections, so tap the part you need the number for. If the track opens with a free-time or rubato intro, wait for the beat to settle before your first tap, otherwise the first interval will pull the average in the wrong direction.
Check the tempo against your ears
Have the audio file on your device? The BPM finder detects the tempo and key from the track itself, beat grid included — tapping is still the faster answer when the song is streaming or playing in the room.
Working out a melody instead? Detect the exact note with the pitch detector, or dial in a reference frequency with the tone generator. Checking that the beat is actually reaching both ears? Run the headphone test or the left/right sound test first — a channel that is quieter than the other can make a steady tempo feel uneven.