Wish You Were Here BPM

Pink Floyd · Folk

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd has a tempo of 59 BPM (59.4 to be exact), in 4/4 time, played in eighths. That is Adagio.

59 BPM · 4/4 · Eighths

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Tempo and time signature

Tempo: 59 BPM (59.4) · Adagio
Time signature: 4/4
Feel: Eighths
One beat: 1010 ms
One click: 505 ms
One bar: 4.04 s
Half time / double time: 30 BPM / 119 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, 505 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented.

Practise it up to speed

Start at 45 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 59.

Start the tempo trainer at 45 BPM

Or open the full metronome at a slower tempo:

30 BPM · 50 % of the tempo
45 BPM · 75 % of the tempo
53 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 Wish You Were Here on Apple Music

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Gymnopedie No. 1 · Erik Satie · 60 BPM · 3/4
In a Sentimental Mood · Duke Ellington · 60 BPM · 4/4

All songs under 80 BPM

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