Buffalo Soldier BPM

Bob Marley · Reggae

Buffalo Soldier by Bob Marley has a tempo of 83 BPM, in 4/4 time, played in eighths. That is Andantino.

83 BPM · 4/4 · Eighths

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Tempo and time signature

Tempo: 83 BPM · Andantino
Time signature: 4/4
Feel: Eighths
One beat: 723 ms
One click: 361 ms
One bar: 2.89 s
Half time / double time: 42 BPM / 166 BPM
Tempo range: 80 – 100 BPM

How to count it

Count 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &: 4 quarter-note beats to the bar, with the click on every eighth note, 361 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented.

Practise it up to speed

Start at 62 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 83.

Start the tempo trainer at 62 BPM

Or open the full metronome at a slower tempo:

42 BPM · 50 % of the tempo
62 BPM · 75 % of the tempo
75 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

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Songs at a similar tempo

Black Dog · Led Zeppelin · 83 BPM · 4/4
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It's Five O'Clock Somewhere · Alan Jackson · 84 BPM · 4/4
It Was a Good Day · Ice Cube · 82 BPM · 4/4

All songs 80 – 100 BPM

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