72 BPM: Tempo Information

Everything about a song at 72 beats per minute.

BPM

Adagio

833 ms per beat · 1.20 beats per second

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What does 72 BPM mean?

A song at 72 BPM has 72 beats every minute. Each beat lasts approximately 833.33 milliseconds (1.20 beats per second). On the Italian tempo marking scale this falls under Adagio (60-80 BPM).

72 BPM in different formats

BPM (beats per minute)	72
BPS (beats per second)	1.20
Milliseconds per beat (quarter note)	833.33 ms
Milliseconds per half note	1666 ms
Milliseconds per 8th note	416.50 ms
Milliseconds per 16th note	208.25 ms
Hertz (1/4 note rate)	1.200 Hz
Tempo marking	Adagio

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Related tempos

Double-time feel: 144 BPM, useful for genre crossovers and remixes.
Slower neighbour: 70 BPM
Faster neighbour: 75 BPM

Genres that include 72 BPM

The following genres typically include tracks at 72 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

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