120 BPM — Tempo Information

Everything about a song at 120 beats per minute.

120

BPM

Allegro

500 ms per beat · 2.00 beats per second

What does 120 BPM mean?

A song at 120 BPM has 120 beats every minute. Each beat lasts approximately 500.00 milliseconds (2.00 beats per second). On the Italian tempo marking scale this falls under Allegro (120-156 BPM).

120 BPM is the default tempo in most digital audio workstations (DAWs) including Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, and Pro Tools. It sits exactly at the boundary between Moderato and Allegro.

120 BPM in different formats

BPM (beats per minute)	120
BPS (beats per second)	2.00
Milliseconds per beat (quarter note)	500.00 ms
Milliseconds per half note	1000 ms
Milliseconds per 8th note	250.00 ms
Milliseconds per 16th note	125.00 ms
Hertz (1/4 note rate)	2.000 Hz
Tempo marking	Allegro

Related tempos

Half-time feel: 60 BPM — common in trap, dubstep, and modern hip-hop production.
Slower neighbour: 119 BPM
Faster neighbour: 121 BPM

Genres that include 120 BPM

The following genres typically include tracks at 120 BPM within their tempo range.

House 120 - 130 BPM Pop 100 - 130 BPM Rock 110 - 140 BPM Metal 100 - 160 BPM Jazz 80 - 160 BPM Funk 100 - 130 BPM Disco 110 - 130 BPM Classical 40 - 200 BPM Country 80 - 120 BPM Latin 90 - 130 BPM

Songs at 120 BPM

Song	Artist	Genre
Your Love	Frankie Knuckles	House

BPM values are approximate and may vary based on the version or remix.

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