40 BPM: Tempo Information

Everything about a song at 40 beats per minute.

BPM

Largo

1500 ms per beat · 0.67 beats per second

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What does 40 BPM mean?

A song at 40 BPM has 40 beats every minute. Each beat lasts approximately 1500.00 milliseconds (0.67 beats per second). On the Italian tempo marking scale this falls under Largo (40-60 BPM).

40 BPM in different formats

BPM (beats per minute)	40
BPS (beats per second)	0.67
Milliseconds per beat (quarter note)	1500.00 ms
Milliseconds per half note	3000 ms
Milliseconds per 8th note	750.00 ms
Milliseconds per 16th note	375.00 ms
Hertz (1/4 note rate)	0.667 Hz
Tempo marking	Largo

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Related tempos

Double-time feel: 80 BPM, useful for genre crossovers and remixes.
Slower neighbour: 30 BPM
Faster neighbour: 50 BPM

Genres that include 40 BPM

The following genres typically include tracks at 40 BPM within their tempo range.

Classical 40 - 200 BPM

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