A click track that actually clicks.

How to use the click track

Set your BPM with the slider, nudge buttons, or tap the tap-tempo button in time with your song. Select a time signature and the beat grid will update to match.

Click any beat in the grid to cycle it through three states: Accent (loud downbeat tone), Beat (normal tick), or Mute (silent). Use this to build patterns like "bing-tick-tick-tick" for 4/4 or "bing-tick-tick" for waltz.

Add subdivisions to hear 8th notes, triplets, or 16th notes between beats — useful for tight pocket playing or learning complex rhythms.

Why a programmable click matters

A straight tick-tick-tick is fine for practice, but it tells you almost nothing about where beat 1 is in a real musical phrase. Accenting the downbeat and phrasing markers helps you internalise the groove, not just the tempo.

Horn and orchestral players have used accented click tracks for decades. Drummers use them to lock into song sections. Singers use them to feel phrase lengths during tracking.

• Accent beat 1 only — feel the bar
• Accent beats 1 and 3 — feel the backbeat space
• Add 8th subdivisions — lock into a tight pocket
• Use triplet subdivisions for swing and shuffle feel
• Mute beats to practice finding the pulse yourself

Common time signature patterns

• 4/4 — Accent beat 1, beats on 2/3/4. Most pop, rock, country.
• 3/4 Waltz — Accent beat 1, beats on 2/3. Strong one-two-three feel.
• 6/8 — Two accents per bar (beats 1 and 4). Compound feel, common in ballads.
• 5/4 — Usually phrased as 3+2 or 2+3. Think Dave Brubeck.
• 7/8 — Typically 2+2+3 or 3+2+2. Balkan and progressive rock staple.

About this tool

Built by Corduroy Fields. Free, no signup, no data sent anywhere — all audio generated in your browser via Web Audio API. No audio files to load.

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