Drum beat in the style of “Despacito” — Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s 2017 megahit rides on the reggaeton dembow rhythm. It is one of the best songs to learn the pattern.
- Tempo
- 89 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Groove
- dembow (reggaeton) beat
- Genre
- Latin
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Loop
- 1 bar
Drum pattern
| 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 | 4 |
| 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 89 BPM it has a medium tempo: one beat lasts 674 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 2.7 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.
Practice plan
How it differs from similar beats
Compared with “Dancing Queen” (ABBA, disco beat), this groove adds snare accents on 1a, 2&, 3a and 4&, drops the snare on 2 and 4 and plays straight 8ths on the cymbal instead of quarter notes — and it runs 12 BPM slower. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Dancing Queen →
“Bailando” (Enrique Iglesias) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 2 BPM faster — a good next step once this one feels easy. Bailando →
Other songs with the same dembow (reggaeton) beat
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee.