Highway to Hell BPM

Highway to Hell by AC/DC has a tempo of 117 BPM (117.2 to be exact), in 4/4 time, played in eighths. That is Allegro.

117 BPM · 4/4 · Eighths

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Tempo and time signature

Tempo: 117 BPM (117.2) · Allegro
Time signature: 4/4
Feel: Eighths
One beat: 512 ms
One click: 256 ms
One bar: 2.05 s
Half time / double time: 59 BPM / 234 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, 256 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 117.

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
105 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

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