How many beats per minute?

Fingers · #1 January 18th, 2007

I have an electronic metronome, and have been trying to set it to Kirks "C Breeze" timing. My metronome can be set for beats ranging from 40 to 216 beats per minute, but it goes up in increments. After 60 it goes up 3 beats to 63 bpm.

I have been trying to match the tempo of Kirks "C Breeze", but can't quite get it. I think its somewhere between 60 and 63 ie 61 or 62, what do you think it is?

6string · #2 January 18th, 2007

Maybe the guitarpro program will tell you, check what the clicker is set at for that song ( I dont have guitarpro or I'd check myself)

Fingers · #3 January 18th, 2007

I don't have Guitar Pro either (evaluation period expired). Your suggestion reminded me that I got a printout of the music and tab for "C Breeze" before it expired. On the print out has a quarter beat note equals 115, something like this "d=115", except the d is solid not hollow. Do you know if that has something to do with the number of beats.

6string · #4 January 18th, 2007

the d would most likely represent a quater note
its probably saying its set at 115 beats per minute

Fingers · #5 January 18th, 2007

Well the metronome can do 112 or 116 or 120 bpm not 115. So I set it for 116 and it's pretty close. Sounds like it would be in time if it could do 115. Seems like an odd number of beats per minute though, cause if your more comfortable with a slower rate you can't halve it to 57 and a half, or any other fraction and still keep the same tempo. Know what I mean?

Matty22 · #6 January 18th, 2007

I havent studied the lesson, But the GP file says 115bpm, and that sounds right to me..
If i turn on the GP metronome, and my korg met, and "beatmix" them, it sounds right....

Fretsource · #7 January 18th, 2007

Fingers, I'm wondering why you feel it matters. 112 or 116, they're roughly the same. It's going to have the same feel as Kirk's version unless you change the tempo by a significant amount. A difference of a few beats per minute is insignificant. (Unless you want to play along with his version at the same time - in which case you wouldn't use a metronome anyway - you'd follow him directly).

eddiez152 · #8 January 18th, 2007

Fingers,
I show it as 96.8 at 439hz. Just follow the video and play along.
eddiez152

Fingers · #9 January 19th, 2007

I was intersested in learning the tune, but have to play it slowly to start with and then build up speed as I get better. But learning short bits at a time and trying to string them together into a smooth transition is the problem. Can't yet play along with Kirk. So I thought that a metronome would help. That is find the tempo used in Kirks version and use the metronome to practice at that tempo. I have never used a metronome while learning a tune before and I've always played solo without an audience, so it's quite a challenge as you might imagine. Yes Fretsource, I think that I should start at a slower tempo and increase it gradually. Thats sounds like good advice.