I am getting bored with playing along with a metronome and a kitchen timer. Adding guitar + bass guitar sounds makes it less boring. Here are mp3 files of 5-minutes beat patterns in various tempo for simple 8 beat practice and swing beats. (Last update: Dec. 2014)

Short cut menu (Added in Dec. 2014)

If zip archive is inconvienient for you, download a file for desired BPM from the following link.

1. 4/4 Beat practice (about 5min)

Listen the original tempo track and download the corresponding zip file if you like.
  1. Pattern 1 60BPM(A major blues)
  2. Pattern 2 80BPM(A minor blues)
  3. Pattern A 100BPM(A major blues)
  4. Pattern B 120BPM(A minor blues)
  5. Pattern C 140BPM(A major blues)
  6. Pattern D 160BPM(A minor blues)
  7. Pattern E 180BPM(Hard rock 3 chord)
Please note that these are not the results of serious recording. No practice at all:-)

100bpm to 200bpm by 1bpm step (101 files) converted from the original sound tracks above

(Added in July 22, 2014) Each zip archive is about 126 to 150MiB (mebibytes = 1024 x 1024 bytes). Listen the original tempo track and download the corresponding zip file if you like.
  1. 050-079bpm(zip) (1: 050-069, 2: 070-079) 8Beat-050-079.zip (Nov. 15, 2014)
  2. 080-099bpm(zip) (2: 080-089, A: 090-099) 8Beat-080-099.zip (Nov. 15, 2014)
  3. 100-119bpm(zip) (A: 100-109, B: 110-119) 8Beat-100-119.zip
  4. 120-139bpm(zip) (B: 120-129, C: 130--139) 8Beat-120-139.zip
  5. 140-159bpm(zip) (C: 140--149, D: 150-159) 8Beat-140-159.zip
  6. 160-179bpm(zip) (D: 160-169, E: 170-179) 8Beat-160-179.zip
  7. 180-200bpm(zip) (E: 180-200) 8Beat-180-200.zip

2. 4/4 Swing/Shuffle or 12/8 beat (about 5min)

60bpm to 240bpm by 1bpm step (Aug. 26, 2014). Listen the original tempo track and download the corresponding zip file if you like.
  1. (Aug. 26/14)070bpm-swing.mp3(original), swing-060-079.zip(converted)
    60 to 79 bpm (in 1.5 quarter note) 12/8 beat (8 bar in "Bring it on home to me")
  2. (Aug. 26/14)090bpm-swing.mp3(original), swing-080-099.zip(converted)
    80 to 99 bpm shuffle (jazz blues 12 bar)
  3. (Aug. 27/14) 110bpm-swing.mp3(original), swing-100-119.zip
    in the style of Heartache Tonight
  4. (Aug. 27/14) 130bpm-swing.mp3(original), swing-120-139.zip
    in the style of Black Night
  5. (Aug. 27/14)) 150bpm-swing.mp3(original), swing-140-159.zip
    in the style of Summer Time
  6. (Aug. 27/14) 170bpm-swing.mp3(original), swing-160-179.zip
    in the style of The Boys Are Back in Town
  7. (Aug. 27/14) 190bpm-swing.mp3(original), swing-180-199.zip
    in the style of Take The "A" Train
  8. (Aug. 28/14) 210bpm-swing.mp3(original), swing-200-219.zip
    in the style of Bodhisattva
  9. (Aug. 28/14) 230bpm-swing.mp3(original), swing-220-240.zip
    int the style of Mr. PC
For single stroke roll practice

 RLR LRL RLR LRL
 LRL RLR LRL RLR (left hand lead: difficult)

8th note triplet single stroke roll      16th note single stroke roll 
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   160bpm                                120 bpm (= 3/4 * 160)  
   164                                   123
   168                                   126
   172                                   129
   (+4                                    +3)
   188                                   141
   200                                   150
   212                                   159
   228                                   171
   240                                   180
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Double stroke roll(triplets) 

  RRL LRR LLR RLL (easier than thought)


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