When not using a metronome, how does a band not sync up with a drummer who is purposefully playing ahead of or behind the beat

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Drummers can sometimes play slightly faster or slower than everyone else, making a specific “feel” in a song. If no one is playing to a metronome, how does the rest of the band not sync up with the pulses and downbeats of the drummer?

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Answer: Usually the drummer follows the bassist. If you’re going off beat, you have that internal clock in your head. Oney-and-a-twoey.

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