The Unforgiven BPM

Metallica · Metal

The Unforgiven by Metallica has a tempo of 70 BPM (69.7 to be exact), in 4/4 time, played in sixteenths. That is Adagietto.

70 BPM · 4/4 · Sixteenths

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Tempo and time signature

Tempo: 70 BPM (69.7) · Adagietto
Time signature: 4/4
Feel: Sixteenths
One beat: 861 ms
One click: 215 ms
One bar: 3.44 s
Half time / double time: 35 BPM / 139 BPM
Tempo range: Under 80 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, 215 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented.

Practise it up to speed

Start at 52 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 70.

Start the tempo trainer at 52 BPM

Or open the full metronome at a slower tempo:

35 BPM · 50 % of the tempo
52 BPM · 75 % of the tempo
63 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

Listen to The Unforgiven on Apple Music

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