Canon in D BPM

Pachelbel · Classical

Canon in D by Pachelbel (composer) is usually played at 64 BPM, in 4/4 time, played in quarter notes. That is Adagio.

64 BPM · 4/4 · Quarter

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Tempo and time signature

Tempo: 64 BPM · Adagio
Time signature: 4/4
Feel: Quarter
One beat: 938 ms
One bar: 3.75 s
Half time / double time: 32 BPM / 128 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 beat, 938 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented.

Practise it up to speed

Start at 48 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 64.

Start the tempo trainer at 48 BPM

Or open the full metronome at a slower tempo:

32 BPM · 50 % of the tempo
48 BPM · 75 % of the tempo
58 BPM · 90 % of the 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 5 October 2026.

Songs at a similar tempo

Clair de Lune · Debussy · 66 BPM · 9/8
Nocturne, Op. 9 No. 2 · Chopin · 66 BPM · 12/8
Raindrop Prelude · Chopin · 66 BPM · 4/4
Symphony No. 7, II · Beethoven · 66 BPM · 2/4
Goodness of God · Bethel Music · 64 BPM · 2/4
So Will I (100 Billion X) · Hillsong United · 64 BPM · 4/4

All songs at 64 BPM