Fast breakbeats around 170 BPM that also feel like a half-time groove at 85. Press Play and the drums keep going until you stop them. Pick a tempo below or set your own anywhere from 50 to 220 BPM.
How a drum and bass beat works
Drum and bass runs around 170 to 180 BPM but is usually felt in half time: the snare on beat three of a slow bar. You can play over it as a fast groove or as a slow, heavy one; both are correct.
How to play along
Bassists and synth players: play long notes at half-time speed. Guitarists and keys: try parts at the slow half-time pulse first, then at full speed. Rappers and singers usually phrase over the half-time feel.
The drum and bass grooves on this page
Drum & Bass Break is a two-step pattern. The Amen Break is the chopped jungle classic.
Common practice tempos
Start with 160, 170, 174 and 180 BPM. Each tempo has its own page with the right groove already selected, so you can bookmark the one you are working on.