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Amen Chop

Drum & bass · style reference: Spinscott-style live jungle (Amen break)

#1 most popular170 BPM4/4practice 120–175 BPM level 4ghost notestwo-pad rolls
BPM
100%
Main4/4 · 16th
Instrument
Crash
Ride
Snare
Kick
Left hand
Right hand
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▲ accentshort bar = ghost note◆ grace note (hover for flam / drag / layer timing)● alt padfingering: L/R hand, 1 = thumb … 5 = little finger

131Crash
142Ride
153Shaker
164Cowbell
9QTom high
10WTom mid
11EFloor tom
12RRim
5AHi-hat
6SHi-hat alt
7DHi-hat pedal
8FHi-hat open
1ZKick
2XSnare
3CSnare alt
4VClap
Finger shown on each hit (R2 = right index)

Play-along

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Tempo trainer

136 → 170 BPM, +2 every 4 bars. Starts when you press Play.

Section chain

Build a custom order, e.g. Main ×3 → Fill 1 → Chorus ×4. Saved in this browser.

Shortcuts: Space play · ←/→ tempo · T tap · M click · L loop · [ ] section · G/P view · pads Z–V, A–F, Q–R, 1–4

Practice notes

The four-bar break every jungle finger drummer learns first. Bars 1–2 are the same; bar 3 drops the late kick; bar 4 opens with a snare pickup and a crash. Keep the ghost snares light and the ride steady — start at 120 BPM and only speed up once bar 4 feels automatic.

The style reference names an influence only; this groove is an original pattern.

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Watch finger drummers play it

Performances of this style on YouTube. Links open youtube.com in a new tab.

Videos show the style and technique; the pattern on this page is an original arrangement, not a transcription.