Raindrop Prelude BPM

Chopin · Classical

Raindrop Prelude by Chopin (composer) is usually played at 66 BPM, in 4/4 time, played in eighths. That is Adagietto.

66 BPM · 4/4 · Eighths

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Tempo and time signature

Tempo: 66 BPM · Adagietto
Time signature: 4/4
Feel: Eighths
One beat: 909 ms
One click: 455 ms
One bar: 3.64 s
Half time / double time: 33 BPM / 132 BPM
Tempo range: Under 80 BPM

How to count it

Count 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &: 4 quarter-note beats to the bar, with the click on every eighth note, 455 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented.

Practise it up to speed

Start at 50 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 66.

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Or open the full metronome at a slower tempo:

33 BPM · 50 % of the tempo
50 BPM · 75 % of the tempo
59 BPM · 90 % of the 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 5 October 2026.

Songs at a similar tempo

Clair de Lune · Debussy · 66 BPM · 9/8
Symphony No. 7, II · Beethoven · 66 BPM · 2/4
Canon in D · Pachelbel · 64 BPM · 4/4
Oceans · Hillsong United · 66 BPM · 2/4
Way Maker · Sinach · 66 BPM · 4/4
Forever Reign · Hillsong Worship · 66 BPM · 4/4

All songs at 66 BPM

More by Chopin

Etude, Op. 10 No. 3 (Tristesse) · Chopin · 40 BPM · 2/4
Minute Waltz · Chopin · 200 BPM · 3/4
Nocturne, Op. 9 No. 2 · Chopin · 66 BPM · 12/8
Revolutionary Etude · Chopin · 144 BPM · 4/4

All 5 songs by Chopin