Drum beat in the style of “Enter Sandman” — Metallica
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Lars Ulrich’s 1991 groove is a heavy, driving beat under one of metal’s most famous riffs. The tom fill before the verse is a must-learn.
- Tempo
- 123 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Groove
- driving metal beat
- Genre
- Metal
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Loop
- 4 bars
Drum pattern
| Open hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snare | ||||||||||||||||
| Kick |
| Open hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High tom | ||||||||||||||||
| Floor tom | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 6 |
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 123 BPM it has an up-tempo feel: one beat lasts 488 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 2 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.
Practice plan
How it differs from similar beats
Compared with “Du hast” (Rammstein, metal 8th-note beat), this groove leaves out the kick on 2 and 4 — and it runs 2 BPM slower. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Du hast →
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Enter Sandman” by Metallica, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Metallica.