Sample-accurate WebAudio clicks with look-ahead scheduling and beat dots

How to use

1. Set 30–240 BPM or tap ≥2 times for tap tempo.
2. Choose a time signature → Start.
3. Watch the dots — the red dot is your accented downbeat.

About this tool

Practice like the pros: a Web Audio metronome with a look-ahead scheduler that stays sample-accurate even when the browser tab gets busy — the classic timing drift of naive metronomes is avoided here. Slide 30–240 BPM, tap tempo at least twice to auto-detect the pace of the music in your head, choose 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 or 6/8, and hear the accented downbeat click higher than the other beats while visual dots track the measure. All clicks are synthesized oscillators on your device — no audio files, no network, no cost, no ads. Everything runs locally in your browser — nothing is uploaded, nothing is sent to any server, and closing the tab erases it all.

Online Metronome for Guitar Practice

Guitarists get more out of a metronome than almost any other instrument because both hands need locking together. Start by setting the tempo 20 percent below your target speed — if the song is 120 BPM, practice it at 96 until every note is clean, then raise the tempo by about 10 percent at a time and only move up when you can play the passage three times in a row without a stumble. Use the metronome above for alternating-picking drills at 60 BPM with eighth notes, accent drills where you strum harder on beat one, and scale runs grouped in fours. The online stopwatch is handy for timing 10-minute blocks per exercise so practice sessions stay honest.

Metronome With Sound & Time Signatures (4/4, 3/4, 6/8)

A good practice metronome does more than tick evenly — it accents the first beat of each bar so you always know where you are. In 4/4, four clicks per bar with the accent on one; in 3/4 (waltzes, ballads), three clicks per bar; in 6/8, two heavier pulses each covering three subdivisions. Practicing with the accent on is how you internalize a time signature instead of counting it. If the default click is hard to hear over an acoustic guitar, raise the volume or switch sound — a woodblock-style tone cuts through better than a beep. Drum-machine feel starts to appear once you add subdivisions: set the same tempo but listen for the half-beat and you are effectively practicing with a hi-hat.

How to Use a Metronome Properly (the 6-step routine)

1. Set a tempo you can actually play at — the speed where mistakes are rare, not the speed of the recording.
2. Clap or tap the rhythm first before adding the instrument, so the click and your body sync before technique gets involved.
3. Play one short passage — two or four bars, not the whole song. Metronome practice works in small loops.
4. Raise the tempo ~10 percent only after three clean passes in a row. Jumping faster is how habits fall apart.
5. Practice landing, not racing — if you consistently rush, the problem is usually anticipation, so subdivide: hear the half-beat.
6. Finish at a slower tempo than you started — ending with two relaxed, perfect passes teaches your hands the right last impression.

This routine pairs well with the countdown timer for structured blocks and the pomodoro timer for full 25-minute practice sessions. Teachers running group lessons can project the classroom stopwatch on a shared screen between rounds.

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