Play along · Five-minute practice
Galloping metal.
Keep it steady.
Follow the gallop, open refrain, light bridge and tom-fill return from our Trooper practice video. You bring the riff.
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160 BPM · E natural minor · 4/4
Four editable sections. You bring the riff; this is generated accompaniment, not a song transcription or original recording.
Open the Galloping metal backing setupNothing plays on arrival. Choose Load practice setup, then Start playback.
Before you play
The demo starts at 160 quarter-note beats per minute in 4/4. Count four steady beats per bar. The gallop’s three attacks fall on 1, & and a of a straight 1-e-&-a subdivision: an eighth followed by two sixteenths, not three evenly spaced triplets. Start slower if needed; speed is not the goal.
- Start at a comfortable master volume. Loading chooses Recorded Acoustic drums and rhythm guitar; synth drums play if recordings are unavailable.
- Loading replaces the current groove, but leaves saved scene slots and master volume untouched. Save any unsaved groove first if you want to keep it.
- Need a slower pace? Load the setup, lower BPM in Tempo & Meter, then turn on Keep my tempo in the setup panel. Section buttons will use your current BPM. With it off, the next section restores 160 BPM. The preference resets to off on reload.
- The same steps are available in Five-minute practice guide inside the app’s setup panel. Minute marks are a suggested pace, not an automatic timer. Mock Band does not advance sections or stop for you.
One rhythm. Five minutes. Four sections.
Use the named buttons in the practice setup panel, not the numbered Scenes slots. While playing, a section waits for the next bar. Choose once and keep counting through the change.
0–1 min
Find four steady beats
Section: Gallop verse
Listen to Gallop verse before playing. Count 1, 2, 3, 4 and try one muted strum on each beat. Keep your count even while the kick and bass fill the gaps; staying with quarter notes is enough for this round.
1–2 min
Try the gallop without rushing
Section: Gallop verse
At a comfortable tempo, try one muted gallop per beat: strike on 1, & and a, leaving the e subdivision unstruck. Keep the two short attacks close together without pulling the next beat early. Repeat the same rhythm, or return to quarter notes if it stops feeling steady.
2–3 min
Let the refrain open up
Section: Open refrain
Choose Open refrain. The open hi-hat and ringing power chords make more space, while the gallop and four-beat count continue. Keep your rhythm unchanged so you can hear the contrast without adding more notes.
3–4 min
Relax into the bridge
Section: Light backing
Choose Light backing. The band switches to a standard groove, steady eighth-note bass and quieter muted chords. Keep counting at the same pace; try fewer attacks or a simple original phrase. A lighter arrangement does not mean a slower BPM.
4–5 min
Land together after the fill
Section: Gallop + toms
Choose Gallop + toms. The gallop returns with ride bell and a snare-and-tom fill every four bars. Keep your own rhythm simple through the fill and listen for the next downbeat. Press Stop when you finish.
Make the next round yours
Choose a section first, then edit tempo, key or fills. Keep my tempo carries only your BPM across section changes. Other edits, including key, swing and fills, are replaced by the next section’s recipe.
Save an edited groove to a local scene slot you are happy to replace. Export scenes for a backup; local saves are not cloud storage.
Worth another session?
Did the backing help you keep the idea going, or get in the way? Try the same round another day before adding complexity.
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