5:4 polyrhythm lesson
How to practise 5 against 4
Practice 5:4, 5 4, 5/4, 5 over 4, and 5 against 4 with a free online polyrhythm generator, visual metronome, tempo control, and quintuplet counting guide.
01
Use twenty shared slots
The five-pulse side lands every four slots and the four-pulse side every five, so both return together at the cycle boundary.
02
Hear four before five
Make the four-pulse side comfortable, then add five evenly without turning the exercise into a rushed count.
03
Practise the long cycle
Start slowly, mute one side, and keep the full twenty-slot shape in your body before raising BPM.
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