3/4 Metronome

How 3/4 works

Three quarter-note beats per measure with a single strong downbeat — the waltz meter. The "ONE-two-three" lilt only works when beat one is unmistakable.

Counting and accent groupings

Nearly always felt as one group of three. At fast tempos, conductors and players often feel the whole bar as a single pulse ("in one").

Music in 3/4

• Waltzes, from Strauss ballrooms to country waltz standards
• Minuets and scherzos in classical repertoire
• "My Favorite Things" and countless jazz waltz arrangements

Practicing 3/4

The fastest route to feeling 3/4 is hearing the subdivisions while you count the groupings out loud. Add a subdivision with the subdivision metronome, or build a practice track that alternates a familiar meter with this one using the multi-section click track tool. One honest limitation: this free tool accents only the downbeat. To accent the actual groupings — like the strong first beat of a waltz — Subdivide for iOS supports custom accent patterns per measure, which makes this meter dramatically clearer to practice.

Other time signatures

4/4 metronome · 5/4 metronome · 6/8 metronome · 7/8 metronome · 9/8 metronome · 12/8 metronome — or see every time signature.