The Blue Danube BPM
The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II (composer) is usually played at 150 BPM, in 3/4 time, played in quarter notes. That is Allegrissimo.
BPM · 3/4 · Quarter
Nothing plays until you press Start.
Tempo and time signature
- Tempo
- 150 BPM · Allegrissimo
- Time signature
- 3/4
- Feel
- Quarter
- One beat
- 400 ms
- One bar
- 1.20 s
- Half time / double time
- 75 BPM / 300 BPM
- Tempo range
- Over 150 BPM
How to count it
Count 1 2 3: 3 quarter-note beats to the bar, with the click on every beat, 400 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 113 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 150.
Start the tempo trainer at 113 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 .