Make Rock music
This rock is fundamental guitar rock: a straight, heavy-hitting drum beat, a simple steady bassline and arpeggiated guitars or basic riffs, usually around 100 to 130 BPM. It is the no-frills core of the genre.
Tempo: 100–130 BPM · Major and minor, riff-led
What defines rock?
This is rock at its foundation: guitar-driven, direct, and built on a heavy, straight drum beat. The bass keeps things simple and steady, and the guitars carry the song with arpeggios or basic riffs. It isn’t heavy metal and it isn’t fussy, just the honest core of the genre.
The power comes from the groove and the riff. Lock a hard-hitting beat to a steady bass and a strong guitar part, and rock does what it’s always done.
Signature elements of Rock
- ·A straight, heavy-hitting drum beat
- ·A simple, steady bassline
- ·Arpeggiated guitars or basic riffs
- ·A direct, honest rock sound
How Songen makes Rock
Songen generates a rock loop with the guitar lead, chords, bass and drums as editable MIDI. Start there, then shape the riff, drive the drums, or simplify the bass.
Rock FAQ
- What BPM is rock?
- This rock usually sits around 100 to 130 BPM, a solid mid-tempo that keeps the drums hitting hard and the riffs driving.
- What makes a song rock?
- A straight, heavy drum beat, a simple steady bassline and arpeggiated guitars or basic riffs. It's the fundamental, no-frills core of rock.
- What key is rock in?
- Rock works in both major and minor, built around guitar riffs and chords more than complex harmony.