Jungle drum pattern (amen break)

Jungle is built on chopped breakbeats, and the most famous is the amen break. This pattern lays out the rhythm of its first bar on a step grid at 165 BPM, played with single samples instead of the original recording.

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JUNGLE165 BPM · SWING 0%
Kick 13
Snare 12
Ride 01
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How the pattern is built

Kick 13
Kick on beat 1 and the "and" of 1, then two quick kicks around beat 3. This is the kick line of the amen.
Snare 12
Snare on 2 and 4 with extra hits between them. These in-between snares are what make the break roll.
Ride 01
A ride on the beat, steady but out of the way of the snare chops.

Make it your own

  • Chop the snare line: move the hit on step 16 to step 15 and listen to how the roll changes.
  • Add a long sub bass under it; jungle bass often moves at half the speed of the drums.
  • Try it at 174 BPM to hear how close jungle is to drum and bass.

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Questions

What BPM is jungle?

Usually 160 to 175 BPM. Early jungle was often around 160 to 165, and drum and bass grew out of it at around 170 to 175.

What is the amen break?

A short drum solo from the 1969 song "Amen, Brother" by The Winstons. Chopped and sped up, it became the most used breakbeat in jungle and drum and bass.

What is the difference between jungle and drum and bass?

Jungle leans on chopped, busy breaks and reggae-influenced bass. Drum and bass usually has a cleaner, more programmed two-step beat. This site also has a drum and bass pattern to compare.

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