Drum beat in the style of “American Idiot” — Green Day
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Green Day’s 2004 song is fast and aggressive. The punk beat never lets up — keep your shoulders relaxed.
Drum pattern
| Hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
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| Snare | ||||||||||||||||
| Kick |
| Hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | 2 |
| Kick foot | 4 |
Every kick lines up with a cymbal stroke, which makes this one of the easiest coordination patterns to start with.
About this groove
At about 188 BPM it has a fast tempo: one beat lasts 319 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 1.3 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.
Practice plan
How it differs from similar beats
Compared with “Don't Stop Me Now” (Queen, rock beat with 8th notes), this groove adds kick notes on 1& — and it runs 32 BPM faster. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Don't Stop Me Now →
“Blitzkrieg Bop” (Ramones) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 12 BPM slower — a good warm-up before this one. Blitzkrieg Bop →
Other songs with the same punk beat
This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “American Idiot” by Green Day, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Green Day.