Invention No. 8 in F BPM
Invention No. 8 in F by J. S. Bach (composer) is usually played at 104 BPM, in 3/4 time, played in eighths. That is Allegretto.
BPM · 3/4 · Eighths
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Tempo and time signature
- Tempo
- 104 BPM · Allegretto
- Time signature
- 3/4
- Feel
- Eighths
- One beat
- 577 ms
- One click
- 288 ms
- One bar
- 1.73 s
- Half time / double time
- 52 BPM / 208 BPM
- Tempo range
- 100 – 120 BPM
How to count it
Count 1 & 2 & 3 &: 3 quarter-note beats to the bar, with the click on every eighth note, 288 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented. A waltz feel: three beats to the bar, counted in quarter notes.
Practise it up to speed
Start at 78 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 104.
Start the tempo trainer at 78 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 .