Reggae drum beats to play online

Reggae turns the beat around: in the one drop the kick and cross-stick land together on beat 3, and beat 1 is left empty. Less is more here.

The style in numbers (from our 5 grooves)

Tempo range

74–103 BPM

Typical tempo

78 BPM

Most common groove

one drop reggae beat (3/5)

Grooves with ghost notes

0%

Shuffle or triplet feel

60%

Time signatures

4/4, 12/8

Learn The median reggae tempo here is 78 BPM, against 118 BPM across all 150 songs. Compare tempos by genre →

Reggae songs

• ▶ Red Red Wine UB40 · 87 BPM
• ▶ One Drop Bob Marley & The Wailers · 76 BPM
• ▶ Could You Be Loved Bob Marley & The Wailers · 103 BPM
• ▶ Three Little Birds Bob Marley & The Wailers · 74 BPM
• ▶ No Woman, No Cry Bob Marley & The Wailers · 78 BPM

Typical reggae drum patterns

The grooves most songs in this genre are built on. Learn these and the rest are small variations.