Start slow
Pick a speed you can play cleanly, often 60 to 80 BPM. It should feel almost too easy. The speed comes later.
Keep Perfect Time
Free Online Ukulele Metronome
A free, accurate metronome made for ukulele practice. Set your tempo, pick a time signature and keep your strumming steady. You can tap in the speed of any song, add subdivisions for busier patterns or turn on the speed trainer to work your way up to full tempo. It all runs in your browser, with no app to install.
A free, accurate ukulele practice metronome. Set the tempo, pick a time signature and keep your strumming steady. No app needed.
Features
- Free & in-browser
- Tap tempo
- Time signatures & accents
- Subdivisions
- Speed trainer
- Trusted since 2012
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BPM
Andante
Set your tempo with the slider, pick a quick tempo below or tap your own with the Tap button.
Quick tempos
Raises the tempo for you, a little at a time, so you can build speed.
Every bars,
speed up BPM,
up to BPM.
How to practice with a metronome
Listen for the strong beat
Press Start (or hit the spacebar) and listen for the louder accented click. That click is beat one of every bar.
Strum on every click
Play so each strum lands right on a click. When the click seems to disappear under your playing, you are in time.
Speed up little by little
Once it feels easy, raise the tempo a few BPM. You can also turn on the Speed Trainer and let it do this for you.
Why practice ukulele with a metronome?
A metronome is the quickest way to fix shaky timing. Most players speed up on the easy parts and slow down on the hard ones without noticing. Playing along with a steady click trains your hands to hold one tempo, which is exactly what you need when you play with other people, sing while you strum or record yourself.
It also makes learning a new song faster. Set a slow tempo, get the chord changes clean, then raise the speed a little at a time. A few focused minutes a day with the click does more for your strumming than hours of playing freely. The practice with a metronome guide turns that into a simple routine you can stick to.
Tempo markings and BPM
Sheet music often names a tempo in Italian instead of giving a number. Here is roughly how those markings line up with beats per minute. The metronome shows the matching name as you move the tempo.
| Marking | BPM (approx.) | Feel |
|---|---|---|
| Largo | 40–60 | Very slow and broad |
| Adagio | 60–76 | Slow and relaxed |
| Andante | 76–108 | A comfortable walking pace |
| Moderato | 108–120 | Moderate |
| Allegro | 120–168 | Fast and lively, the range for most strumming songs |
| Presto | 168–200 | Very fast |
Ukulele metronome FAQ
Is this online ukulele metronome free?
Yes, completely free. There is no sign-up and no app to install. It runs in your browser on any phone, tablet or computer.
How do I practice ukulele with a metronome?
Set a tempo slow enough to play cleanly, press start and match each strum or note to the click. Listen for the accented downbeat to keep your place in the bar, and raise the tempo a few BPM at a time once it feels easy. Practicing this way builds steady timing much faster than playing freely.
What tempo should a beginner practice at?
Start wherever you can play with no mistakes, often 60 to 80 BPM. Speed comes from accuracy, so play it perfectly slow and then work up gradually. If mistakes creep back in, drop the tempo down again.
What is tap tempo?
Tap the Tap Tempo button in time with a song and the metronome matches that speed. It is the quickest way to find the tempo of a song you are learning.
How do I set a time signature like 3/4 or 6/8?
Choose the number of beats per measure with the Beats control, so 3 for a waltz or 4 for a standard strum. Beat one is accented automatically, and you can click any beat dot to accent it, leave it normal or mute it.
What are subdivisions?
Subdivisions add quieter ticks between the main beats, such as eighth notes, triplets or sixteenths. They help you place faster strums and fingerpicking evenly between the beats.
What does the speed trainer do?
It raises the tempo for you, for example by 5 BPM every 4 bars up to a limit you choose. It is the classic way to build speed on a passage that keeps tripping you up.
Does the metronome work on iPhone and Android?
Yes. It is built mobile-first and uses the Web Audio clock for accurate timing in any modern browser. There is nothing to install.
Can I save or share a tempo?
Yes. The web address updates with your tempo and time signature, for example ?bpm=92&sig=3, so you can bookmark a setting or share a link that opens at exactly that speed.