Country drum beat at 100 BPM
Press Play for a country drum beat at 100 BPM. It starts with Bo Diddley Beat, and you can switch to Train Beat. One beat lasts 600 ms.
Playing over a country drum beat at 100 BPM
100 BPM is at the slow end for country. Slow tempos show every timing slip, so it is the best place to learn a new part: play it until it feels boring, then move up.
What plays at 100 BPM
Bo Diddley Beat is written at 104 BPM, so 100 BPM is its home tempo. In 4/4 at this tempo a quarter note lasts 600 ms, an eighth note 300 ms and a sixteenth 150 ms, which is the spacing of the hi-hat you hear. Switch to Train Beat on the page and the tempo stays at 100 BPM.
How long is a phrase at 100 BPM?
Knowing how long a phrase lasts helps you plan a song, a solo or a recording take. The drums play a fill at the end of every four or eight bars, so these are the lengths you will hear.
| Length | Time |
|---|---|
| One bar of 4/4 | 2.4 seconds |
| Four-bar phrase | 9.6 seconds |
| Eight-bar section | 19 seconds |
| Three-minute song | about 75 bars |
How a country drum beat works
The train beat is played on the snare in steady sixteenth notes, with accents on beats two and four and the kick on one and three. It pushes forward like a moving train, so your part has to keep up without rushing.
How to play along
Guitarists: alternate bass notes and chord strums ("boom-chick") with the kick and snare accents. Bassists: play root-fifth on beats one and three. At faster tempos, relax your strumming hand and use smaller movements.