Drum beat in the style of “Evidências” — Chitãozinho & Xororó

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Chitãozinho & Xororó’s 1990 hit is a classic of romantic sertanejo. The groove is a slow, heartfelt ballad beat.

Tempo
70 BPM
Time signature
4/4
Groove
rock ballad beat
Genre
Country
Difficulty
Easy
Loop
8 bars

Drum pattern

Main groove × 3
Hi-hat
Cross-stick
Kick
Variation × 4
Hi-hat
Snare
Kick
Fill × 1
Hi-hat
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 hand8
Snare hand2
Kick foot3

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 70 BPM it has a slow tempo: one beat lasts 857 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 3.4 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.

Practice plan

BPM

Learn At 70 BPM, “Evidências” is faster than 1% of the 150 songs in our catalogue. See all song tempos →

70 110 BPM Evidências · 70
Tempo among our country songs

Step-by-step breakdown of the rock ballad beat →

How it differs from similar beats

Compared with “Back in Black” (AC/DC, basic rock beat), this groove adds kick notes on 3& — and it runs 24 BPM slower. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Back in Black →

“Hotel California” (Eagles) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 4 BPM faster — a good next step once this one feels easy. Hotel California →

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