Blue Monk BPM
Blue Monk by Thelonious Monk is usually played at 90 BPM, in 4/4 time, played in triplets. That is Moderato.
BPM · 4/4 · Triplets
Nothing plays until you press Start.
Tempo and time signature
- Tempo
- 90 BPM · Moderato
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Triplets
- One beat
- 667 ms
- One click
- 222 ms
- One bar
- 2.67 s
- Half time / double time
- 45 BPM / 180 BPM
- Tempo range
- 80 – 100 BPM
How to count it
Count 1 trip let 2 trip let 3 trip let 4 trip let: 4 quarter-note beats to the bar, with the click on every triplet, 222 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented. That gives it a shuffle or 12/8 feel: four beats, each split in three.
Practise it up to speed
Start at 68 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 90.
Start the tempo trainer at 68 BPM
Or open the full metronome at a slower tempo:
About this tempo
There is no single recording of this piece, so this is a tempo it is commonly played at. Performances vary widely — treat it as a place to start.
Tempo list updated .