60 BPM — Tempo Information

Everything about a song at 60 beats per minute.

BPM

Adagio

1000 ms per beat · 1.00 beats per second

What does 60 BPM mean?

A song at 60 BPM has 60 beats every minute. Each beat lasts approximately 1000.00 milliseconds (1.00 beats per second). On the Italian tempo marking scale this falls under Adagio (60-80 BPM).

60 BPM in different formats

BPM (beats per minute)	60
BPS (beats per second)	1.00
Milliseconds per beat (quarter note)	1000.00 ms
Milliseconds per half note	2000 ms
Milliseconds per 8th note	500.00 ms
Milliseconds per 16th note	250.00 ms
Hertz (1/4 note rate)	1.000 Hz
Tempo marking	Adagio

Related tempos

Double-time feel: 120 BPM — useful for genre crossovers and remixes.
Faster neighbour: 64 BPM

Genres that include 60 BPM

The following genres typically include tracks at 60 BPM within their tempo range.

R&B 60 - 100 BPM Reggae 60 - 90 BPM Ambient 60 - 90 BPM Classical 40 - 200 BPM

Songs at 60 BPM

Song	Artist	Genre
The Weeknd - Earned It	The Weeknd	R&B
An Ending (Ascent)	Brian Eno	Ambient
Moonlight Sonata (Adagio)	Beethoven	Classical

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

Want to check if your track is exactly at 60 BPM?

Use the Tap Tempo Tool

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