Drum beat in the style of “Another One Bites the Dust” — Queen
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Roger Taylor’s 1980 beat is famously dry and simple: kick on every beat, snare on 2 and 4. The bass line does the rest.
- Tempo
- 110 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Genre
- Pop
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Loop
- 1 bar
Drum pattern
| Open hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| All three together | 2 |
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 110 BPM it has a medium tempo: one beat lasts 545 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 2.2 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.
Practice plan
Step-by-step breakdown of the pop beat with a four-on-the-floor kick →
How it differs from similar beats
Compared with “Rock Me Amadeus” (Falco, straight pop beat), this groove adds kick notes on 2 and 4 and opens the hi-hat — and it runs 6 BPM slower. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Rock Me Amadeus →
“Macarena” (Los del Río) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 7 BPM slower — a good warm-up before this one. Macarena →
Other songs with the same pop beat with a four-on-the-floor kick
Similar drum beats
This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Another One Bites the Dust” by Queen, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Queen.