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Rock beat with 8th notes: drum pattern and how to play it

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Time signature
4/4
Tempo
84–156 BPM
Difficulty
Easy
Loop
4 bars
Main groove × 3
Hi-hat
Snare
Kick
Fill × 1
Hi-hat
Floor tom
Snare
Kick

Each row is one drum, each column one step. Large dots are accents, small dots normal hits, faint dots ghost notes.

About this groove

The time is kept with straight 8th notes on the hi-hat. The kick plays on 1, 3 and 3&. The snare marks the backbeat on 2 and 4. The loop is 4 bars long, and the fourth bar ends with a short fill around the toms.

In our catalog 13 songs use it, from 84 to 156 BPM.

Learn Songs on this beat run from 84 to 156 BPM; the median of all 150 songs on Drums3D is 118 BPM. Song tempos compared →

Who plays what: notes per bar

Cymbal hand8
Snare hand2
Kick foot3

Every kick lines up with a cymbal stroke, which makes this one of the easiest coordination patterns to start with.

How to practice it

  1. Press Play and listen to a few loops while counting out loud: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &.
  2. Lower the tempo to 70 BPM and play just the kick and snare along with the player.
  3. Add the hi-hat part. When the loop feels relaxed, move up to 95 BPM.
  4. Finally play the full groove at 120 BPM, including the fill, then try it without the player.

Compared with the nearest groove

Compared with “De música ligera” (Soda Stereo, driving rock beat), this groove leaves out the kick on 1& — and it runs at the same tempo. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. driving rock beat →

Songs that use this groove