For Whom the Bell Tolls BPM

Metallica · Metal

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Metallica has a tempo of 118 BPM (117.8 to be exact), in 4/4 time, played in eighths. That is Allegro.

118 BPM · 4/4 · Eighths

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Tempo and time signature

Tempo: 118 BPM (117.8) · Allegro
Time signature: 4/4
Feel: Eighths
One beat: 509 ms
One click: 255 ms
One bar: 2.04 s
Half time / double time: 59 BPM / 236 BPM
Tempo range: 100 – 120 BPM

How to count it

Count 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &: 4 quarter-note beats to the bar, with the click on every eighth note, 255 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented.

Practise it up to speed

Start at 88 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 118.

Start the tempo trainer at 88 BPM

Or open the full metronome at a slower tempo:

59 BPM · 50 % of the tempo
88 BPM · 75 % of the tempo
106 BPM · 90 % of the tempo

About this tempo

This is the tempo the ENYO Metronome app uses for this song. Live versions and remasters can differ, so trust your ears over the number.

Tempo list updated 5 October 2026.

Listen

Listen to For Whom the Bell Tolls on Apple Music

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Cowboys from Hell · Pantera · 115 BPM · 4/4
Hot Blooded · Foreigner · 118 BPM · 4/4

All songs at 118 BPM

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