BS-304 • Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

[DarrellW]

Here's a useful little tool for finding out:
https://songbpm.com
Been using it for a while now, most are pretty accurate.

[m_c]

BEG is a reasonably paced song. It took me a while to get it up to full speed. It's just a case of practise and gradually nudging the speed up on the metronome.

[Geoffro]

So I’m hoping this is a simple answer. But when I listen to Justin play the lesson and use the tap tempo I get 70ish BPM. then when I listen to the actual song I get the same maybe more like 80 BPM. But it’s apparently 150, what am I doing wrong and if I want to get my strumming up to speed what should I set my metronome too?

[close2u]

@ Geoffro

Justin may be playing a little slower than the actual track which would explain 70bpm vs 80bpm.
But 150bpm for the original ... no way. Where did you get that figure from?

[joueur de guitare]

@ Geoffro

Justin may be playing a little slower than the actual track which would explain 70bpm vs 80bpm.
But 150bpm for the original ... no way. Where did you get that figure from?

150bpm's about right.

[hilts17]

I've seen anywhere from 120 to 150 BPM.

[close2u]

150bpm's about right.

I may have to stand corrected - wow - if true I'm surprised though.
I'm not anywhere where I can listen and use equipment to check.

[joueur de guitare]

I've seen anywhere from 120 to 150 BPM.

If I play it at 120 it still lags behind the recording.

[DavidP]

So I’m hoping this is a simple answer. But when I listen to Justin play the lesson and use the tap tempo I get 70ish BPM. then when I listen to the actual song I get the same maybe more like 80 BPM. But it’s apparently 150, what am I doing wrong and if I want to get my strumming up to speed what should I set my metronome too?

Maybe you are tapping on the 1 & 3 or 2 & 4?  This could explain why you are at half speed ... would it?

[close2u]

Maybe you are tapping on the 1 & 3 or 2 & 4?  This could explain why you are at half speed ... would it?

Double 70 - 80 gets you to 140 - 160 so that is a good call.

[Geoffro]

Thanks all for your replies. So I’ve just done some quick experimentation and got some weird results.

I just played in my head the song and used a different tap tempo on my desktop and got 130. So close enough given I’m just using the beat I hear when remembering the song.

I thought hmmm maybe it’s the justin website tap tempo. Used it on the desktop and again get around 130.

So I use my mobile (which is what I used originally before asking my question) and again I only get 70.

Again thanks all for the help I’ll work on getting my strumming up to 150