Jungle drum pattern
Frantic chopped breaks over slow, deep basslines; ragga and reggae roots. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.
165 BPM · Breakbeat kit · 2 bars · 60% swing
The pattern, step by step
Each step is a sixteenth note, four to a beat: step 1 is beat 1, 5 is beat 2, 9 is beat 3 and 13 is beat 4. A lit square is a hit; a fainter one is played softer.
- Hit
- Softer hit
| Drum | Bar 1 | Bar 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Closed hat | 1 (soft), 3 (soft), 5 (soft), 7 (soft), 9 (soft), 11 (soft), 13 (soft), 15 (soft) | 1 (soft), 3 (soft), 5 (soft), 7 (soft), 9 (soft), 11 (soft), 13 (soft), 15 (soft) |
| Snare | 5, 8, 10, 13, 16 (soft) | 5, 8, 10, 15 |
| Kick | 1, 3, 11, 12 | 1, 3, 11 |
They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 165 BPM. No account needed to start.
How jungle drums go
Chopped and rearranged Amen or Think breaks: kick on 1 and the and of 3, snare on 2 and 4 with the second backbeat pushed to the and of 4 every other bar (the Amen's back half), ghost snares on the e of 3 and the a of 2, and edits at phrase ends; swung, never a rigid grid.
Questions about jungle drums
What BPM is jungle?
Usually 160 to 172 BPM. This pattern plays at 165 BPM.
How do you make a jungle drum pattern?
Start with the kick on steps 1, 3, 11 and 12, the snare on steps 5, 8, 10, 13 and 16 and the closed hi-hat on steps 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15, then follow the grid for bar 2. Each step is a sixteenth note, four to a beat: step 1 is beat 1, 5 is beat 2, 9 is beat 3 and 13 is beat 4. Open it in the free editor to change any step.
Do jungle drums swing?
Yes, about 60% swing: every second step comes a little late, so the groove bounces. The editor plays it that way, and its Steps view can change it.
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