Drum beat in the style of “Amen, Brother” — The Winstons
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
The drum break from The Winstons’ 1969 song, played by Gregory C. Coleman, became the most sampled beat in history and the foundation of jungle and drum and bass.
- Tempo
- 165 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Groove
- Amen break
- Genre
- Electronic
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Loop
- 4 bars
Drum pattern
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| Snare | ||||||||||||||||
| Kick |
| Ride | ||||||||||||||||
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| Snare | ||||||||||||||||
| Kick |
Each row is one drum, each column one step. Large dots are accents, small dots normal hits, faint dots ghost notes.
Who plays what: notes per bar
| Cymbal hand | 8 |
|---|---|
| Snare hand | 5 |
| Kick foot | 4 |
| Kick notes without a cymbal | 1 |
The tricky spot is the one kick note that fall between cymbal strokes — practice hand and foot on their own there before playing the whole groove.
About this groove
At about 165 BPM it has a fast tempo: one beat lasts 364 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 1.5 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.
Practice plan
How it differs from similar beats
Compared with “Watercolour” (Pendulum, drum and bass beat), this groove adds kick notes on 1& and 3a and adds 3 ghost notes — and it runs 9 BPM slower. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Watercolour →
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Amen, Brother” by The Winstons, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with The Winstons.