Drum beat in the style of “Folsom Prison Blues” — Johnny Cash
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Johnny Cash’s 1955 song chugs along on the train beat: steady snare notes with accents on 2 and 4.
- Tempo
- 106 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Groove
- train beat
- Genre
- Country
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Loop
- 1 bar
Drum pattern
| 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 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Snare hand | 16 |
| Kick foot | 2 |
| Kick notes without a cymbal | 2 |
The tricky spot is the 2 kick notes that fall between cymbal strokes — practice hand and foot on their own there before playing the whole groove.
About this groove
At about 106 BPM it has a medium tempo: one beat lasts 566 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 2.3 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.
Practice plan
How it differs from similar beats
Compared with “Da Da Da” (Trio, straight pop beat), this groove adds 14 ghost notes — and it runs 12 BPM slower. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Da Da Da →
“Jolene” (Dolly Parton) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 4 BPM faster — a good next step once this one feels easy. Jolene →
Other songs with the same train beat
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Johnny Cash.