Drum beat in the style of “Beggin'” — Måneskin

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Måneskin’s 2017 cover of the 1967 Four Seasons song became a worldwide hit. The groove is funky and punchy: busy 16ths on the hi-hat under a strutting bass line.

Tempo
134 BPM
Time signature
4/4
Groove
16th-note funk groove
Genre
Rock
Difficulty
Intermediate
Loop
1 bar

Drum pattern

Main groove
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 hand16
Snare hand5
Kick foot4

The kick always lines up with the cymbal, so the work is in the snare hand: 3 of its 5 notes are ghost notes.

About this groove

At about 134 BPM it has an up-tempo feel: one beat lasts 448 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 1.8 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.

Practice plan

BPM

Learn At 134 BPM, “Beggin'” is faster than 75% of the 150 songs in our catalogue. See all song tempos →

64 176 BPM Beggin' · 134
Tempo among our rock songs

Step-by-step breakdown of the 16th-note funk groove →

How it differs from similar beats

Compared with “Funky Drummer” (James Brown, funk groove with ghost notes), this groove changes only small details — and it runs 34 BPM faster. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Funky Drummer →

“Smooth Criminal” (Michael Jackson) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 16 BPM slower — a good warm-up before this one. Smooth Criminal →

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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Beggin'” by Måneskin, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Måneskin.