Ring of Fire BPM

Johnny Cash · Country

Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash has a tempo of 104 BPM (104.3 to be exact), in 4/4 time, played in eighths. That is Allegretto.

104 BPM · 4/4 · Eighths

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Tempo and time signature

Tempo: 104 BPM (104.3) · Allegretto
Time signature: 4/4
Feel: Eighths
One beat: 575 ms
One click: 288 ms
One bar: 2.30 s
Half time / double time: 52 BPM / 209 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, 288 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented.

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:

52 BPM · 50 % of the tempo
78 BPM · 75 % of the tempo
94 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 Ring of Fire on Apple Music

Songs at a similar tempo

Before He Cheats · Carrie Underwood · 104 BPM · 4/4
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9 to 5 · Dolly Parton · 105 BPM · 4/4
On the Road Again · Willie Nelson · 106 BPM · 4/4
Neon Moon · Brooks & Dunn · 102 BPM · 4/4

All songs at 104 BPM

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I Walk the Line · Johnny Cash · 108 BPM · 4/4

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