BPM by Genre: Tempo Chart + Tap Tempo
The usual tempo range of 28 genres in one chart. Tap along to a song or type a BPM to see which genres it fits, including half-time and double-time feels.
Ranges are typical, not rules: plenty of hits sit outside them. A tempo can also be read in half time (a 140 BPM trap beat feels like 70) or double time.
Tempo chart: BPM of 28 genres
| Genre | Typical BPM | Feel |
|---|---|---|
| Reggae | 60–90 | Often felt in half time; the one drop puts kick and snare on beat 3. |
| Ballad | 60–80 | Slow pop and R&B ballads. |
| R&B | 65–95 | Modern R&B is slow with swung 16th hats. |
| Lo-fi hip-hop | 70–90 | Heavy swing, soft drums. |
| Boom bap / hip-hop | 85–95 | Swung 16ths, snare on 2 and 4. |
| Reggaeton | 88–100 | Dembow rhythm. |
| Dancehall | 90–110 | Syncopated kick and snare patterns. |
| Funk | 90–115 | 16th-note hats and ghost notes. |
| Afrobeats | 95–115 | Syncopated kick, rim pattern, shakers. |
| Pop | 95–128 | Mid-tempo pop sits around 100–120. |
| Rock | 100–140 | Basic rock beat, kick 1 and 3, snare 2 and 4. |
| Amapiano | 110–118 | Log-drum bass and shuffled percussion. |
| Disco | 110–125 | Four-on-the-floor with open hats on the off-beat. |
| Deep house | 115–125 | Four-on-the-floor, softer and slower than tech house. |
| House | 118–128 | Four-on-the-floor, clap on 2 and 4. |
| Tech house | 124–128 | Four-on-the-floor with percussion loops. |
| Techno | 125–140 | Driving four-on-the-floor; hard techno goes faster. |
| Trap | 130–150 | Felt in half time (65–75). |
| UK garage | 130–138 | Shuffled two-step beats. |
| Trance | 130–140 | Four-on-the-floor with long builds. |
| Future bass | 130–160 | Usually felt in half time. |
| Jersey club | 135–145 | Bouncing kick patterns. |
| Drill | 138–145 | Felt in half time; sliding 808s. |
| Dubstep | 138–142 | Almost always 140, felt in half time (70). |
| Hardstyle | 150–160 | Distorted four-on-the-floor kick. |
| Punk / pop punk | 150–200 | Fast 8th-note drums. |
| Jungle | 160–175 | Chopped breakbeats. |
| Drum & bass | 165–176 | Two-step beat, most tracks around 170–175. |
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Quick answers
What BPM is house music?
Most house is 118–128 BPM; deep house sits at the slower end and tech house around 124–128.
What BPM is drum and bass?
Drum and bass is usually 165–176 BPM, with most tracks around 170–175.
What BPM is trap?
Trap is usually produced at 130–150 BPM but feels like half that speed (65–75), because the snare or clap only lands on beat 3.
What does half time mean?
A half-time beat puts the backbeat (snare or clap) on beat 3 instead of 2 and 4, so a 140 BPM track feels like 70 BPM. Trap, drill, dubstep and future bass all use it.
What genre is 128 BPM?
House and tech house most often, also some pop and techno. Type a tempo into the tool on this page to see every genre whose usual range includes it.