How it works
This 6/4 metronome counts the quarter note: six clicks a bar in two groups of three, the head of each group higher. At 120 the dotted half note, the beat that is felt, comes 40 times a minute.
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Start
Tap the pad, or press Space. Clicks one and four are the higher ones. Tap again to stop.
Change the tempo
Tap the number under the pad and type the quarter-note tempo, or press minus and plus. Any whole tempo from 1 to 1000 plays.
Questions and answers
How do you count 6/4 time?
One two three, four five six, with the weight on one and four. Open Music Theory lists 6/4 among the compound duple bars: two beats, each a dotted half note worth three quarter notes. The pad's two larger dots are those beats.
What is the difference between 6/4 and 3/2?
Both bars hold six quarter notes. In 3/2 they fall as three half-note beats of two; in 6/4, as two dotted-half beats of three. This page clicks the second pattern, so it will not fit music felt in three.
Is 6/4 the same as 6/8?
The pattern is the same, two beats that each divide in three, written in notes twice as long. The pages differ in what the number counts: every quarter note here, only the two main beats on the 6/8 page.
How do I set a 6/4 metronome to 84?
Type 84 under the pad when the mark counts quarter notes. When the score gives a dotted half note, multiply by three first: dotted half note = 28 is 84 on this page.
Why can't I hear the metronome?
On a phone, look at the ring switch, then the volume, then whether Bluetooth headphones are connected and taking the sound. The six dots light in turn without any sound, larger on one and four.