Swing to fusion · 199 presets
Jazz
Swing, bebop, ballads, Latin and odd meters. The “2 & 4” presets tap strong on the backbeat, where the hi-hat is.
Styles
Typical tempo for each style.
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Ballad 4/4 · = 60 Larghetto
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Slow swing 4/4 · = 92 Andante
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Medium swing 4/4 · = 132 Allegro
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Medium swing, 2 & 4 4/4 · = 132 Allegro
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Up-tempo swing 4/4 · = 220 Prestissimo
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Bebop 4/4 · = 260 Prestissimo
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Hard bop 4/4 · = 168 Vivace
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Cool jazz 4/4 · = 140 Allegro
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Swing era dance 4/4 · = 160 Vivace
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Shuffle 12/8 · = 72 Moderato
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Slow blues 12/8 · = 54 Andante
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Jazz waltz 3/4 · = 168 Vivace
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Slow jazz waltz 3/4 · = 108 Moderato
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Bossa nova 4/4 · = 132 Allegro
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Samba 2/2 · = 100 Prestissimo
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Mambo 2/2 · = 104 Prestissimo
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Afro-Cuban 6/8 6/8 · = 104 Vivace
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Cha-cha-chá 4/4 · = 120 Allegro
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New Orleans second line 2/4 · = 96 Andante
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Dixieland 2/2 · = 110 Prestissimo
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Stride piano 4/4 · = 180 Presto
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Gypsy jazz 4/4 · = 200 Prestissimo
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Funk jazz 4/4 · = 100 Andante
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Fusion in 7 7/8 · = 220 Moderato
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Jazz in 5 5/4 · = 168 Vivace
Standards
Tempos of well-known recordings, rounded. Players take standards at many tempos — treat these as a start. Swing tunes tap strong on 2 and 4, as the hi-hat plays; Latin and straight-eighth tunes keep the downbeat.
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Take FiveDesmond / Brubeck 5/4 · = 172 Vivace
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Unsquare DanceBrubeck 7/4 · 2+2+3 · = 176 Presto
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So WhatMiles Davis 4/4 · = 136 Allegro
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Blue BossaKenny Dorham 4/4 · = 140 Allegro
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Autumn LeavesKosma 4/4 · = 130 Allegro
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All the Things You AreKern 4/4 · = 160 Vivace
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Fly Me to the MoonHoward 4/4 · = 120 Allegro
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SummertimeGershwin 4/4 · = 80 Andante
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'Round MidnightMonk 4/4 · = 56 Largo
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My Funny ValentineRodgers 4/4 · = 60 Larghetto
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Satin DollEllington 4/4 · = 120 Allegro
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Take the "A" TrainStrayhorn 4/4 · = 168 Vivace
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Cantaloupe IslandHancock 4/4 · = 112 Moderato
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Watermelon ManHancock 4/4 · = 120 Allegro
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The Girl from IpanemaJobim 4/4 · = 130 Allegro
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CorcovadoJobim 4/4 · = 116 Moderato
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Someday My Prince Will ComeChurchill 3/4 · = 180 Presto
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Waltz for DebbyBill Evans 3/4 · = 160 Vivace
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OleoSonny Rollins 4/4 · = 240 Prestissimo
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Giant StepsColtrane 4/4 · = 286 Prestissimo
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CherokeeNoble 4/4 · = 300 Prestissimo
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Now's the TimeParker 4/4 · = 140 Allegro
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Billie's BounceParker 4/4 · = 160 Vivace
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AnthropologyParker 4/4 · = 260 Prestissimo
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Donna LeeParker 4/4 · = 230 Prestissimo
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St. ThomasSonny Rollins 4/4 · = 120 Allegro
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Moanin'Timmons 4/4 · = 132 Allegro
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Song for My FatherHorace Silver 4/4 · = 120 Allegro
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Maiden VoyageHancock 4/4 · = 120 Allegro
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MistyGarner 4/4 · = 60 Larghetto
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Body and SoulGreen 4/4 · = 64 Larghetto
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In a Sentimental MoodEllington 4/4 · = 66 Adagio
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A Night in TunisiaGillespie 4/4 · = 180 Presto
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Stella by StarlightYoung 4/4 · = 120 Allegro
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There Will Never Be Another YouWarren 4/4 · = 150 Allegro
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SolarMiles Davis 4/4 · = 160 Vivace
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Tune UpMiles Davis 4/4 · = 220 Prestissimo
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Blue MonkMonk 4/4 · = 110 Moderato
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Straight, No ChaserMonk 4/4 · = 160 Vivace
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Bags' GrooveMilt Jackson 4/4 · = 140 Allegro
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Sweet Georgia BrownBernie 4/4 · = 230 Prestissimo
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When the Saints Go Marching InTraditional 2/2 · = 100 Prestissimo
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FootprintsShorter 3/4 · = 180 Presto
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Afro BlueMongo Santamaría 6/8 · = 100 Allegro
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Mercy, Mercy, MercyZawinul 4/4 · = 72 Adagio
Swing ladder, 2 & 4
Walk the tempo up: backbeat strong, as the hi-hat plays it.
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Swing, 2 & 4 60 4/4 · = 60 Larghetto
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Swing, 2 & 4 68 4/4 · = 68 Adagio
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Swing, 2 & 4 76 4/4 · = 76 Andante
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Swing, 2 & 4 84 4/4 · = 84 Andante
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Swing, 2 & 4 92 4/4 · = 92 Andante
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Swing, 2 & 4 100 4/4 · = 100 Andante
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Swing, 2 & 4 108 4/4 · = 108 Moderato
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Swing, 2 & 4 116 4/4 · = 116 Moderato
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Swing, 2 & 4 124 4/4 · = 124 Allegro
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Swing, 2 & 4 132 4/4 · = 132 Allegro
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Swing, 2 & 4 140 4/4 · = 140 Allegro
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Swing, 2 & 4 148 4/4 · = 148 Allegro
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Swing, 2 & 4 156 4/4 · = 156 Vivace
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Swing, 2 & 4 164 4/4 · = 164 Vivace
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Swing, 2 & 4 172 4/4 · = 172 Vivace
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Swing, 2 & 4 180 4/4 · = 180 Presto
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Swing, 2 & 4 188 4/4 · = 188 Presto
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Swing, 2 & 4 196 4/4 · = 196 Presto
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Swing, 2 & 4 204 4/4 · = 204 Prestissimo
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Swing, 2 & 4 212 4/4 · = 212 Prestissimo
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Swing, 2 & 4 220 4/4 · = 220 Prestissimo
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Swing, 2 & 4 228 4/4 · = 228 Prestissimo
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Swing, 2 & 4 236 4/4 · = 236 Prestissimo
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Swing, 2 & 4 244 4/4 · = 244 Prestissimo
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Swing, 2 & 4 252 4/4 · = 252 Prestissimo
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Swing, 2 & 4 260 4/4 · = 260 Prestissimo
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Swing, 2 & 4 268 4/4 · = 268 Prestissimo
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Swing, 2 & 4 276 4/4 · = 276 Prestissimo
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Swing, 2 & 4 284 4/4 · = 284 Prestissimo
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Swing, 2 & 4 292 4/4 · = 292 Prestissimo
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Swing, 2 & 4 300 4/4 · = 300 Prestissimo
Bebop heads
Learn a head slowly, then take it up.
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Bebop head 120 4/4 · = 120 Allegro
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Bebop head 130 4/4 · = 130 Allegro
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Bebop head 140 4/4 · = 140 Allegro
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Bebop head 150 4/4 · = 150 Allegro
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Bebop head 160 4/4 · = 160 Vivace
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Bebop head 170 4/4 · = 170 Vivace
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Bebop head 180 4/4 · = 180 Presto
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Bebop head 190 4/4 · = 190 Presto
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Bebop head 200 4/4 · = 200 Prestissimo
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Bebop head 210 4/4 · = 210 Prestissimo
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Bebop head 220 4/4 · = 220 Prestissimo
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Bebop head 230 4/4 · = 230 Prestissimo
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Bebop head 240 4/4 · = 240 Prestissimo
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Bebop head 250 4/4 · = 250 Prestissimo
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Bebop head 260 4/4 · = 260 Prestissimo
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Bebop head 270 4/4 · = 270 Prestissimo
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Bebop head 280 4/4 · = 280 Prestissimo
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Bebop head 290 4/4 · = 290 Prestissimo
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Bebop head 300 4/4 · = 300 Prestissimo
Latin ladder
Bossa, samba and jazz waltz from slow to performance tempo.
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Bossa nova 100 4/4 · = 100 Andante
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Bossa nova 106 4/4 · = 106 Andante
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Bossa nova 112 4/4 · = 112 Moderato
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Bossa nova 118 4/4 · = 118 Moderato
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Bossa nova 124 4/4 · = 124 Allegro
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Bossa nova 130 4/4 · = 130 Allegro
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Bossa nova 136 4/4 · = 136 Allegro
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Bossa nova 142 4/4 · = 142 Allegro
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Bossa nova 148 4/4 · = 148 Allegro
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Bossa nova 154 4/4 · = 154 Allegro
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Bossa nova 160 4/4 · = 160 Vivace
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Samba 70 2/2 · = 70 Allegro
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Samba 75 2/2 · = 75 Allegro
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Samba 80 2/2 · = 80 Vivace
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Samba 85 2/2 · = 85 Vivace
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Samba 90 2/2 · = 90 Presto
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Samba 95 2/2 · = 95 Presto
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Samba 100 2/2 · = 100 Prestissimo
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Samba 105 2/2 · = 105 Prestissimo
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Samba 110 2/2 · = 110 Prestissimo
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Samba 115 2/2 · = 115 Prestissimo
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Samba 120 2/2 · = 120 Prestissimo
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Jazz waltz 120 3/4 · = 120 Allegro
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Jazz waltz 130 3/4 · = 130 Allegro
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Jazz waltz 140 3/4 · = 140 Allegro
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Jazz waltz 150 3/4 · = 150 Allegro
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Jazz waltz 160 3/4 · = 160 Vivace
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Jazz waltz 170 3/4 · = 170 Vivace
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Jazz waltz 180 3/4 · = 180 Presto
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Jazz waltz 190 3/4 · = 190 Presto
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Jazz waltz 200 3/4 · = 200 Prestissimo
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Jazz waltz 210 3/4 · = 210 Prestissimo
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Jazz waltz 220 3/4 · = 220 Prestissimo
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Jazz waltz 230 3/4 · = 230 Prestissimo
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Jazz waltz 240 3/4 · = 240 Prestissimo
Ballads and blues
Slow tempos are the hardest to keep steady.
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Ballad 40 4/4 · = 40 Largo
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Ballad 44 4/4 · = 44 Largo
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Ballad 48 4/4 · = 48 Largo
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Ballad 52 4/4 · = 52 Largo
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Ballad 56 4/4 · = 56 Largo
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Ballad 60 4/4 · = 60 Larghetto
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Ballad 64 4/4 · = 64 Larghetto
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Ballad 68 4/4 · = 68 Adagio
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Ballad 72 4/4 · = 72 Adagio
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Ballad 76 4/4 · = 76 Andante
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Ballad 80 4/4 · = 80 Andante
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12/8 blues 40 12/8 · = 40 Larghetto
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12/8 blues 44 12/8 · = 44 Adagio
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12/8 blues 48 12/8 · = 48 Adagio
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12/8 blues 52 12/8 · = 52 Andante
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12/8 blues 56 12/8 · = 56 Andante
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12/8 blues 60 12/8 · = 60 Andante
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12/8 blues 64 12/8 · = 64 Andante
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12/8 blues 68 12/8 · = 68 Andante
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12/8 blues 72 12/8 · = 72 Moderato
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12/8 blues 76 12/8 · = 76 Moderato
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12/8 blues 80 12/8 · = 80 Allegro
Odd meters
Brubeck-style 5 and 7: count the groups.
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Jazz in 5 120 5/4 · = 120 Allegro
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Jazz in 5 130 5/4 · = 130 Allegro
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Jazz in 5 140 5/4 · = 140 Allegro
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Jazz in 5 150 5/4 · = 150 Allegro
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Jazz in 5 160 5/4 · = 160 Vivace
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Jazz in 5 170 5/4 · = 170 Vivace
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Jazz in 5 180 5/4 · = 180 Presto
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Jazz in 5 190 5/4 · = 190 Presto
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Jazz in 5 200 5/4 · = 200 Prestissimo
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Jazz in 5 210 5/4 · = 210 Prestissimo
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Jazz in 5 220 5/4 · = 220 Prestissimo
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Jazz in 7 100 7/4 · 2+2+3 · = 100 Andante
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Jazz in 7 110 7/4 · 2+2+3 · = 110 Moderato
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Jazz in 7 120 7/4 · 2+2+3 · = 120 Allegro
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Jazz in 7 130 7/4 · 2+2+3 · = 130 Allegro
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Jazz in 7 140 7/4 · 2+2+3 · = 140 Allegro
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Jazz in 7 150 7/4 · 2+2+3 · = 150 Allegro
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Jazz in 7 160 7/4 · 2+2+3 · = 160 Vivace
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Jazz in 7 170 7/4 · 2+2+3 · = 170 Vivace
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Jazz in 7 180 7/4 · 2+2+3 · = 180 Presto
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Jazz in 7 190 7/4 · 2+2+3 · = 190 Presto
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Jazz in 7 200 7/4 · 2+2+3 · = 200 Prestissimo
Tempos are typical practice values from common recordings and teaching editions, unless a preset says “Composer's mark”. Song tempos are those of the studio recordings, rounded. Editions, performers and live versions differ — treat them as a starting point.