Footprints BPM
Footprints by Wayne Shorter is usually played at 144 BPM, in 3/4 time, played in quarter notes. That is Vivacissimo.
BPM · 3/4 · Quarter
Nothing plays until you press Start.
Tempo and time signature
- Tempo
- 144 BPM · Vivacissimo
- Time signature
- 3/4
- Feel
- Quarter
- One beat
- 417 ms
- One bar
- 1.25 s
- Half time / double time
- 72 BPM / 288 BPM
- Tempo range
- 120 – 150 BPM
How to count it
Count 1 2 3: 3 quarter-note beats to the bar, with the click on every beat, 417 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented. A waltz feel: three beats to the bar, counted in quarter notes.
Practise it up to speed
Start at 108 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 144.
Start the tempo trainer at 108 BPM
Or open the full metronome at a slower 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 .