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Djent pulse · 4/4 · 100140 BPM

0-0-0-0 bounce

Four even 16ths on the low strings, then a rest. Repeat. Precision over speed.

Djent is a mute and a clock. The rest after the burst is what people call 'bounce.'

bounce

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The silence has to be as clean as the hits.

  1. 01

    Fret nothing. Mute with both palms if needed. Four 16ths, then four 16ths of silence.

  2. 02

    Every hit identical. Use a noise gate later — not as a substitute for the mute.

  3. 03

    Accent the first of each burst only.

  4. 04

    When 120 is clean, try 5-note and 3-note bursts against the same 4/4 click.