Empire State of Mind BPM
Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z has a tempo of 87 BPM (86.7 to be exact), in 4/4 time, played in sixteenths. That is Moderato.
BPM · 4/4 · Sixteenths
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Tempo and time signature
- Tempo
- 87 BPM (86.7) · Moderato
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Sixteenths
- One beat
- 692 ms
- One click
- 173 ms
- One bar
- 2.77 s
- Half time / double time
- 43 BPM / 173 BPM
- Tempo range
- 80 – 100 BPM
How to count it
Count 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a: 4 quarter-note beats to the bar, with the click on every sixteenth note, 173 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented.
Practise it up to speed
Start at 65 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 87.
Start the tempo trainer at 65 BPM
Or open the full metronome at a slower 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 .