BPM Tapper
Tap along to a beat and find its tempo. Click the pad, tap your screen or press Space. Free online tap tempo, no sign-up.
Eight taps or more give a steady reading. Pauses do not count.
Hit Reset for the next track.
Typical BPM by rap style
Use the table to sanity-check a reading. Styles are sorted from slow to fast. If your number is half of what you expect, see the next section.
| Style | BPM | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Chopped and screwed | 60–70 | Slowed Houston mixes |
| Cloud rap | 60–80 | Slow drums, often written as 120–160 |
| Crunk | 70–85 | Atlanta club rap, heavy half-time feel |
| Lo-fi hip-hop | 70–90 | Slow and steady |
| Latin trap | 70–95 | Same half-time feel as trap |
| Snap | 80–90 | Sparse mid-2000s Atlanta |
| Memphis rap | 80–95 | Three 6 era, dark and slow |
| Boom bap | 85–95 | Classic 90s New York tempo |
| Reggaeton | 88–100 | Dembow drum pattern |
| West Coast, G-funk | 90–100 | Laid back, room for a slow flow |
| Hyphy | 90–105 | Bay Area, bouncy |
| Bounce | 95–105 | New Orleans, Triggerman drums |
| Old school | 100–115 | 80s party rap |
| Emo, melodic rap | 125–150 | Often written in half-time |
| Miami bass | 125–135 | 808-heavy, fast for rap |
| Chicago drill | 130–140 | Feels like 65–70 in half-time |
| Jersey club rap | 130–140 | Tap the claps, not the kick pattern |
| Plugg | 130–150 | Soft, airy, on a trap grid |
| Phonk | 130–160 | Drift phonk near 130–150 |
| Trap | 130–170 | Feels like 65–85 in half-time |
| UK drill, NY drill | 138–145 | UK drill sits close to 140 |
| Grime | 140 | The well publicised tempo of the genre |
| Rage | 140–160 | Synth-heavy trap, Carti and Yeat lane |
Half-time or double-time?
Trap and drill are generally around 140 bpm, but the drums might feel like 70. Tap the kick, and you get 70. Tap the hi-hats and you get 140 or 280. Both are correct, they describe the same groove at different grid sizes. To help you out, the tapper shows the half-time and double-time values next to the main tempo.
When you look for a beat or set up a DAW project, use the value the producer used. For trap that is the higher one. For boom bap it is the lower one.
Why rappers need the BPM
- Find beats. Beat stores and type-beat titles list the BPM. Know your tempo and you find a matching instrumental fast.
- Create YOUR flow. A verse written at 90 bpm might not fit a beat at 140. Find the tempo before you get started.
- Set up a session. A DAW needs the BPM for the grid, quantize and delay times.
- Beat change? If you want a beat change in your song. Two beats at the same BPM blend together seamlessly.
BPM tapper FAQ
What is a BPM tapper?
A tap tempo tool. You tap along to the music and it counts the beats per minute from the time between your taps. Also called a BPM counter, a tempo counter, a beat per minute counter or a tempo tapper.
How accurate is a tap tempo?
Within one or two BPM after eight or more steady taps. The tool averages the whole run, so a single late tap does not throw the number off. A pause between runs is left out. Tap for ten seconds if you need to be sure.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. Tap the pad with your thumb. The pad ignores double-tap zoom, so fast taps register as beats.
What BPM is a trap beat?
Most trap is 130 to 170 BPM. The drums feel half as fast, so a tap on every kick reads 65 to 85. Double it to get the tempo a producer would name.
What BPM is a boom bap beat?
85 to 95 BPM. Some tracks go up to 100. If you read 180, you tapped the hi-hats. Take the half-time value.
Can I find the BPM of a song without tapping?
Beat stores, type-beat titles and most DAWs show the BPM. If the number is not listed, the tapper is the fastest way to get it.
Found the tempo? Record over it
Rap Fame has thousands of free beats sorted by style. Pick one at your BPM, record your verse in the mobile studio and share it.