70 BPM — Tempo Information

Everything about a song at 70 beats per minute.

BPM

Adagio

857 ms per beat · 1.17 beats per second

What does 70 BPM mean?

A song at 70 BPM has 70 beats every minute. Each beat lasts approximately 857.14 milliseconds (1.17 beats per second). On the Italian tempo marking scale this falls under Adagio (60-80 BPM).

70 BPM in different formats

BPM (beats per minute)	70
BPS (beats per second)	1.17
Milliseconds per beat (quarter note)	857.14 ms
Milliseconds per half note	1714 ms
Milliseconds per 8th note	428.50 ms
Milliseconds per 16th note	214.25 ms
Hertz (1/4 note rate)	1.167 Hz
Tempo marking	Adagio

Related tempos

Double-time feel: 140 BPM — useful for genre crossovers and remixes.
Slower neighbour: 67 BPM
Faster neighbour: 76 BPM

Genres that include 70 BPM

The following genres typically include tracks at 70 BPM within their tempo range.

R&B 60 - 100 BPM Reggae 60 - 90 BPM Ambient 60 - 90 BPM Classical 40 - 200 BPM Lo-Fi 70 - 90 BPM

Songs at 70 BPM

Song	Artist	Genre
Iron Man	Black Sabbath	Metal
King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown	Augustus Pablo	Reggae

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

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