Watermelon Man BPM

Herbie Hancock · Jazz

Watermelon Man by Herbie Hancock has a tempo of 129 BPM (128.7 to be exact), in 4/4 time, played in eighths. That is Allegro.

129 BPM · 4/4 · Eighths

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Tempo and time signature

Tempo: 129 BPM (128.7) · Allegro
Time signature: 4/4
Feel: Eighths
One beat: 466 ms
One click: 233 ms
One bar: 1.86 s
Half time / double time: 64 BPM / 257 BPM
Tempo range: 120 – 150 BPM

How to count it

Count 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &: 4 quarter-note beats to the bar, with the click on every eighth note, 233 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented.

Practise it up to speed

Start at 97 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 129.

Start the tempo trainer at 97 BPM

Or open the full metronome at a slower tempo:

64 BPM · 50 % of the tempo
97 BPM · 75 % of the tempo
116 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 Watermelon Man on Apple Music

Songs at a similar tempo

Freddie Freeloader · Miles Davis · 130 BPM · 4/4
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Now's the Time · Charlie Parker · 130 BPM · 4/4
Stella by Starlight · Jazz standard · 130 BPM · 4/4
Moanin' · Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers · 126 BPM · 4/4

All songs at 129 BPM

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