GradusOnline Metronome

7/4 metronome

Clicks per beat
Swing 50%

Keys: Space start/stop · T tap · ↑↓ tempo ±1, Shift ±5 · ←→ between beats, Enter to cycle

One tempo at a time

The web metronome holds one tempo. Gradus: Metronome for iPhone climbs through a sequence of tempos on its own: set the steps, and the click moves for you.

It is not on the App Store yet.

Seven quarter-note beats per bar, with a louder first beat. Tempo counts quarter notes. The time signature tells you how much music fits in a bar; the tempo setting determines how quickly it passes.

Grouping offers 2+2+3, 3+2+2 and 2+3+2. For a 4+3 pattern, choose 2+2+3, then change beat three from loud to normal. That leaves accents on beats one and five. For 3+4, choose 3+2+2 and change beat six to normal.

Play a short phrase against both patterns and listen to where it begins and ends. At a slow tempo, Clicks per beat at 2 can help you place the eighth notes between quarter-note clicks. Leave Swing at Straight for even eighths. Return to one click per beat when you want to practise without that extra reference.

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Gradus: Metronome for iPhone climbs through a sequence of tempos. The web tool holds one. Not on the App Store yet.