Great info here! This is similar to what I wish Beat Buddy would have done - but I got flack for even asking for that request… So thanks again for this - a great start!
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Awesome - thanks for sharing!!!
I’d like to see Stranglehold added to the list…I think it’s 12/8 time…does BB even have that?
Hi Scudd. I don’t know the song you’re talking about, but there are some 12/8 beats in the Blues folder. Scroll to the end.
This song list is terrific. I hope someone well demo a song on youtube.
Here’s a few songs I had tried out today:
Another brick in the wall - pop 6 8ths 104bpm
Wish you were here/comfortably numb - rock 1 60bpm
When September ends - Rock 6 - Jungle toms 97 bpm
Stairway to heaven (start intro @ 1 measure before 5th verse) -Rock 3 86 bpm.
I’ll post more later. 
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Just tried out “Another brick in the Wall” & “Comfortably Numb”. you are spot on with both of them. I play both of those in the set but just hadn’t gotten around to working those ones out. Good job. The list is growing!!!
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My song list using factory tracks
Here’s my list so far. To pull off a country half-time feel (which is oddly lacking) I use the polka track slowed down and using brushes. Actually for most of these I went with brushes to get the duller thwappy sound of Ringo or Charlie Watts. I recommend doing the trick of skipping intro fills by using the pause immediately during the intro.
Beatles:
Baby’s In Black: Odd Times - 3, brushes, 104bpm
I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party: World - Polka, brushes, 95bpm
I’ve Just Seen a Face: World - Polka, brushes, 239bpm
If I Needed Someone: Country - 5, brushes, 127bpm
Rolling Stones
Torn And Frayed: Country - 8, brushes, 109bpm
Honkytonk Woman: Country - 8, brushes, 95bpm
Dead Flowers: Country - 6, brushes, 128bpm
Waiting On a Friend: Rock - 8, 114bpm
Grateful Dead
Box of Rain: Blues - 1, brushes, 120bpm
Candyman: Blues - 4, brushes, 117bpm
RIpple: World - polka, brushes, 62bpm
Sugaree: Blues - 4, 131bpm
Brokedown Palace: Blues - 1, brushes, 56bpm
Neil Young
Long May You Run: World - polka, brushes, 73bpm
Comes a Time: World - polka, brushes, 79bpm
I Am a Child: World - polka, brushes, 85bpm
Harvest: World - polka, brushes, 43bpm
Misc
Sweet Jane: Rock - 7, 105bpm
Into The Mystic: Country - 6, brushes, 85bpm
Melissa: Blues - 1, brushes, 82bpm
Tuesday’s Gone: Blues - 4, brushes, 73bpm
Yellow Ledbetter: Blues - 1, 71bpm
1979: Country - 6, 127bpm
It’s a Shame About Ray: Blues -1, 130bpm
Don’t Look Back In Anger: Country - 6, brushes, 84bpm
As Long as I Can See the Light: Blues - 1, brushes, 65 bpm
After Dark: Blues - 2, 101bpm
Love Ain’t for Keeping: Rock - 2, 74bpm
Bad Fish: Reggae - 1, 94bpm
You Don’t Know How It Feels: Country - 6, brushes, 72bpm
Hey Joe: Rock - 1, brushes, 84bpm
Killing Moon: Blues - 1 125bpm
Mary Jane’s Last Dance: Blues - 1, 84bpm
Fearless (Pink Floyd): Country - 6, brushes, 73bpm
Tupelo Honey: Blues - 1, brushes 71bpm
Simple Man: Blues - 1, brushes, 59bpm
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If you search on Google, you can get the bpm of many songs. Just type "song name beats per minute. "
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The main purpose of this great topic is not only to find out BPM tempo of the songs people love and play, but also to find the closest matching BeatBuddy preset beats song while we all are waiting for manager software to release so we can start creating our own ones.
Thank you CharlesSpencer (and everyone else who has commented here) this is most helpful!
Cover tunes and beats that go well with em…
Been going through my BB trying to get a list of simple, played out cover songs together. Would be awesome if everyone contributed. Noticed there were some Beatle songs posted, but haven’t seen anything else. Here’s my contribution. It’s by no means perfect, and ya might even find better beats to fit the songs… but these all work, for sure:
Honky Tonk Woman - Rock 4
Hard to Handle, Walk This Way, Superstition - all work with rock 11
American Band - Blues 1
I Don’t Wanna Be (Gavin Degraw) - Rock 12
Santeria - Reggae 1
Rude (Magic) - Reggae 8
Brown Sugar, Get Ready - Pop 9
Play That Funky Music - Techno 1
Would love it if others contributed. What works for what?
Re: Cover tunes and beats that go well with em…
Cool - Thanks Joe!
Here’s all of them so far culled from upboard:
All Along The Watchtower - Oldies 2 - 105 BPM
All The Small Things - Punk 1 - 164 BPM
Banditos - Rock 5 - 160 BPM (start with part 2)
Band On The Run (2nd half only) - Brushes 1 - 130 BPM
Basket Case - Punk 1 - 172 BPM
Blister In The Sun - Pop 2 16ths - 94 BPM
Can’t You See - Brushes 8 - 80 BPM
Copperhead Road - Pop 11 16ths - 84 BPM
Dance Hall Days - Pop 4 - 100 BPM
Diamonds On The Inside - Brushes 1- Str 8 92 BPM
Folsom Prison Blues - Country 2- Train 200 BPM
Hard To Handle - Rock 13 - 104 BPM
Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Country 6 (brushes kit) - 116 BPM
Ho Hey! - Rock 9 - 82 (79 actual) BPM
Hotel Illness - Brushes 8 str 8 - 126 BPM
Hurts So Good - Pop 8 8ths - 130 BPM
I Melt With You - Rock 1 - (Standard kit) 155 BPM
Jealous Again - Brushes 8 str 8 - 115 BPM
Lay Down Sally - Country 2- Train 177 BPM
Low - Pop 2 - 92 BPM
Mary Jane’s Last Dance - Blues 2 - 87 BPM
Oh! Pretty Woman - Oldies 2 - 124 BPM
Pink Houses - Blues 2 (Brushes kit) - 118 BPM
Purple Rain - Blues 2 - 61 BPM
Rocket Man - Rock 1 (Brushes kit) 72 (68 actual) BPM
Shake Your Booty - Pop 2 16ths - 109 BPM
Simple Man - Rock 1 - 64 BPM
Steal My Kisses - Pop 7 - Antipated 1 103 BPM
Sweet Home Alabama - Blues 2 - 101 BPM
The Joker - Blues 2 - 80 BPM
The Weight - Brushes 1 - 78 BPM
Tush - Country 4 Shuffle - 154 BPM
What I Got - Funk 7- 100 BPM
You Can’t Always Get What You Want - Blues 2 (Brushes kit) 82 BPM
You Wreck Me - Rock 1 (standard kit) - 160 BPM
Proud Mary - CCR - Blues 2 - 124 Bpm
Lonely Boy - The Black Keys - Country 6 (Brushes Kit) - 160 Bpm
Valerie - The Zutons - Blues 1 (Brushes Kit) - 94 Bpm
Wagon Wheel (Country Tune) - Country 1 - 130 Bpm
Rocking in the Free World - Neil Young - Country 6 (Rock Kit) - 128 Bpm
Dancing in the Moonlight - Thin Lizzy - Country 1 - 130 Bpm
Down Under - Men at Work - Blues 2 - 106 Bpm
Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus - Country 6 – 126 Bpm
All Along the Watchtower - U2 Version - Oldies2 (Rock Kit) - 105 Bpm
Bad Moon Rising - CCR - Country 2 – 170 Bpm
Blister in the Sun - Pop2 16ths - 94 Bpm
Breakfast at Tiffany’s - Deep Blue Something - Pop 6 – 110 Bpm
Brewing up a Storm – The Stunning - Blues 2 – 154 Bpm
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison - Blues 1 – 144 Bpm
Budapest – George Ezra - Blues 2 (Brushes Kit) – 128 Bpm
Dancing in the Moonlight – Thin Lizzy - Country 1 – 130 Bpm
Down Under – Men at Work - Blues 2 – 106 Bpm
Everybody Needs Somebody to love – The Blues Bros. - Blues 1 (Brushes Kit) – 196 pm
La Bamba - Country 2 – 155 Bpm
Learning to Fly – Tom Petty - Blues 1 – Bpm 117
Lonely Boy - The Black Keys -Country 2 (Brushes Kit) 170 Bpm
No Woman No Cry – Bob Marley - Brushes 3 – 134 Bpm
Proud Mary - CCR - Blues 2 – 124Bpm
Rocking in the Free World - Country 6 (Rock Kit)– 128 Bpm
Sit Down – James - Country 1 – 130 Bpm
Stuck in the Middle with you - Country 6 (Brushes Kit) - 121 Bpm
Three Little Birds – Bob Marley - Reggae 7 – 70 Bpm
Valerie - The Zutons - Blues 1 (Brushes Kit) – 94 Bpm
Wagon Wheel - Country tune - Country 1 – 130 Bpm
Another brick in the wall - pop 6 8ths 104bpm
Wish you were here/comfortably numb - rock 1 60bpm
When September ends - Rock 6 - Jungle toms 97 bpm
Stairway to heaven (start intro @ 1 measure before 5th verse) -Rock 3 86 bpm.
Beatles:
Baby’s In Black: Odd Times - 3, brushes, 104bpm
I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party: World - Polka, brushes, 95bpm
I’ve Just Seen a Face: World - Polka, brushes, 239bpm
If I Needed Someone: Country - 5, brushes, 127bpm
Rolling Stones:
Torn And Frayed: Country - 8, brushes, 109bpm
Honkytonk Woman: Country - 8, brushes, 95bpm
Dead Flowers: Country - 6, brushes, 128bpm
Waiting On a Friend: Rock - 8, 114bpm
Grateful Dead:
Box of Rain: Blues - 1, brushes, 120bpm
Candyman: Blues - 4, brushes, 117bpm
RIpple: World - polka, brushes, 62bpm
Sugaree: Blues - 4, 131bpm
Brokedown Palace: Blues - 1, brushes, 56bpm
Neil Young:
Long May You Run: World - polka, brushes, 73bpm
Comes a Time: World - polka, brushes, 79bpm
I Am a Child: World - polka, brushes, 85bpm
Harvest: World - polka, brushes, 43bpm
Misc:
Sweet Jane: Rock - 7, 105bpm
Into The Mystic: Country - 6, brushes, 85bpm
Melissa: Blues - 1, brushes, 82bpm
Tuesday’s Gone: Blues - 4, brushes, 73bpm
Yellow Ledbetter: Blues - 1, 71bpm
1979: Country - 6, 127bpm
It’s a Shame About Ray: Blues -1, 130bpm
Don’t Look Back In Anger: Country - 6, brushes, 84bpm
As Long as I Can See the Light: Blues - 1, brushes, 65 bpm
After Dark: Blues - 2, 101bpm
Love Ain’t for Keeping: Rock - 2, 74bpm
Bad Fish: Reggae - 1, 94bpm
You Don’t Know How It Feels: Country - 6, brushes, 72bpm
Hey Joe: Rock - 1, brushes, 84bpm
Killing Moon: Blues - 1 125bpm
Mary Jane’s Last Dance: Blues - 1, 84bpm
Fearless (Pink Floyd): Country - 6, brushes, 73bpm
Tupelo Honey: Blues - 1, brushes 71bpm
Simple Man: Blues - 1, brushes, 59bpm
Honky Tonk Woman - Rock 4
Hard to Handle, Walk This Way, Superstition - all work with rock 11
American Band - Blues 1
I Don’t Wanna Be (Gavin Degraw) - Rock 12
Santeria - Reggae 1
Rude (Magic) - Reggae 8
Brown Sugar, Get Ready - Pop 9
Play That Funky Music - Techno 1
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awesome post, thanks for the useful info
Some that work for me:
Devil with a Blue Dress - blues 1, 150 bpm
Don’t let the Sun catch you crying - blues 2, 100 bpm
Evil ways - Latin cha cha 2-3, 114 bpm
Get it on (bang a gong) - country 8 straight 8, 120 bpm
I shot the sherriff - raggae 7 swing 89 bpm
Twist and shout - oldies 5, 120 bpm
More to come…
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Thank you Nick D for the compilation of list, your effort save me time and I appreciate that.
Bluebird28
No Matter What - Badfinger Rock 7 120 bpm
Baby I love your way - Frampton Pop 1 83 bpm
Young Girl - Gary Puckett Oldie 4 125 bpm
Do You Believe in Magic - Lovin Spoonful Ctry 1 142 bpm
House of the Rising Sun - Animals Blues 7 100 bpm
It Don’t Come Easy - Ringo & I saw the Light - Todd Rundgren Pop 12 125 bpm
Ready For Love - Bad Company Funk 4 70 bpm
You Got It - Roy Orbison Oldie 4 120 bpm
Wonder of You - Elvis Blues 6 84 bpm
I have a lot more. Blues 1 & 2 , Polka, Oldie 4 & 5, Ctry 1, seem to be good for a lot of songs I do
A lot of good stuff here and some songs I play, the BB makes it come alive. 
Most happy.
Okay, anybody help me with a Doobies song - Jesus Is Just Alright.
It has two parts:
- the classic intro and first 3 verses … I started with 132bpm, rock 2(?)
- the slow, soulful bit … it’s about 115bpm BUT a 6/8 blues feel
I need to create a BB ‘song’ that is seamless. One of The Doobies best songs ( many others too ).
I played some songs last night as first try out in front of some people. The drum fills are so intuitive. I just picked a beat, tried a tempo and picked a song that fits and away I went. It was truly fun and creative.
And the sound thru’ my Roland keyboard PA amp was sharp and brilliant. I do play my acoustic guitar thru’ a separate stereo Fender amp. My playing was on fire and everybody said I was sounding so good and rich. I should have put the hat out. :lol:
Keep strummin & drummin.
Parraboy ( Down Under east coast NSW )
Thanks to everyone that’s contributed, it really helps to have a starting point with matching up the stock beats with well-known songs. Here’s a bunch that I’ve tried and have found to sound pretty good together:
American Pie – Don McLean: Blues 1, 139bpm
And It Stoned Me – Van Morrison: Country 6, Brushes, 72bpm
Bad Bad Leroy Brown – Jim Croce: Country 1, 144bpm
Best Of My Love – The Eagles: Blues 2, Brushes, 90bpm
Blue Bayou – Linda Ronstadt: Blues 1, 95bpm
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams – Green Day: Rock 1, 83bpm
Collide – Howie Day: Rock 11, Brushes, 93bpm
Come As You Are – Nirvana: Blues 1, Rock, 120bpm
Counting Stars – One Republic: Pop 11, 122bpm
Country Roads – John Denver: Brushes 1, 82bpm
Desperado – The Eagles: Country 6, Brushes, 58bpm
Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House: Blues 2, 82bpm
Down On The Corner – CCR: Blues 1, 105bpm
Dreams – Fleetwood Mac: Blues 2, 120bpm
Fields Of Gold – Sting: Blues 2, Brushes, 104bpm
For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield: Blues 2, 99bpm
Hold On – Alabama Shakes: Blues 1, Brushes, 98bpm
Hotel California – The Eagles: Reggae 8, Rock, 75bpm
Hungry Like The Wolf – Duran Duran: Pop 11, 129bpm
If I Had $1,000,000 – Barenaked Ladies: Country 2, Brushes, 166bpm
Landslide – Fleetwood Mac: Country 8, 80bpm
Let It Be – The Beatles: Brushes 2, 66bpm
Lost Together – Blue Rodeo: Blues 2, Brushes, 76bpm
Lovers In A Dangerous Time – Bruce Cockburn: Blues 2, 128bpm
Lyin’ Eyes – The Eagles: Blues 2, 66bpm
Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett: Blues 2, 125bpm
Me And Bobby McGee – Janis Joplin: Blues 1, 95bpm
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum: Blues 1, 108bpm
Old Time Rock and Roll – Bob Seger: Blues 1, Rock 124bpm
Only Wanna Be With You – Hootie & The Blowfish: Pop 1, 108bpm
Peaceful Easy Feeling – The Eagles: Blues 1, 140bpm
Picture – Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow: Blues 2, Brushes, 98bpm
Run – Collective Soul: Blues 2, 98bpm
She Said – Collective Soul: Blues 2, 82bpm
Signs - Five Man Electrical Band: Blues 1, 77bpm
Silver Threads and Golden Needles – Linda Ronstadt: Blues 1, Brushes, 144bpm
Slide – Goo Goo Dolls: Rock 13, 111bpm
Space Oddity – David Bowie: Blues 2, 82bpm
Stand By Me – John Lennon: Blues 2, 110bpm
Still The Same – Bob Seger: Blues 1, 116bpm
Take It Easy – The Eagles: Blues 1, 138bpm
Take It To The Limit – The Eagles: Blues 3, Brushes, 88bpm
Tequila Sunrise – The Eagles: Blues 1, 110bom
Top Of The World – Carpenters: Blues 1, Brushes, 85bpm
Wanted Dead Or Alive – Bon Jovi: Country 6, Rock, 74bpm
Who’ll Stop The Rain – CCR: Country 6, 120bpm
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton: Blues 2, Brushes, 96bpm
You’ve Got A Friend – Carole King: Blues 2, Brushes, 83bpm
They may not all sound exactly like the originals, but hopefully they will provide a good groove that works with the songs. Enjoy!
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