For guitarists

A metronome for guitarists working on time, not just speed

Speed practice is easy to structure. Time is harder, and a click that only counts to four will not tell you when your time is drifting.

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A 5-beat riff grouped 3 + 2

Open 3-2 in AnyBeat5 beats at 100 BPM

In shortGuitarists use AnyBeat to build the riff’s real bar, including odd groupings, and to practise with beats deliberately silenced so timing has to come from the player rather than the click.

The problem

What normally goes wrong

The riff is in 7 but the metronome only offers 4.

Build a seven-beat bar and accent the grouping. 2+2+3 and 3+2+2 are different riffs and both take seconds.

You can play to a click but drift without one.

Free Rhythm Training mutes random beats at low intensity. Pro adds higher intensities and entire silent cycles so you carry the pulse yourself.

Speeding up gradually means constant fiddling.

Nudge one BPM at a time with the tempo controls, or swipe for larger jumps, without stopping playback.

The click gets lost against an amp.

Choose from three free sound families. Pro unlocks every built-in sound and lets you record your own so it cuts through your specific rig.

Try it

This is the editor. It works right here.

Tap blocks to change them, add beats, pick a preset, press play. The app is this, with your patterns saved and a lot more sound.

Free Online Metronome7 BEATS

Open 7/8 in AnyBeat160 BPM

TEMPO160BPM

Common uses

What you can practise

Learning riffs in 5/4, 7/8 and mixed meters
Strumming and picking accuracy with muted-beat training
Practising a passage at graduated tempos
Working out where a syncopated riff actually sits against the bar
Keeping a saved pattern per song in a set

300beats per pattern

20-600BPM range

4states per beat

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Questions

Can I practise with the click on the offbeats only?

Yes. Set the downbeats to muted and the offbeats to accent, and the pattern plays only where you want to hear it.

Does it help with strumming consistency?

Silence random beats to hear whether your strumming hand is keeping time or following the click. Three intensity levels let you increase the difficulty gradually.

Is there a tuner?

No. AnyBeat does not include a tuner.

Complex rhythms are finally fun to build.

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