Drum beat in the style of “Jolene” — Dolly Parton
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Dolly Parton’s 1973 song moves with a restless, driving pulse. The train beat keeps the tension going.
- Tempo
- 110 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 110 BPM it has a medium tempo: one beat lasts 545 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 2.2 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 8 BPM slower. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Da Da Da →
“Folsom Prison Blues” (Johnny Cash) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 4 BPM slower — a good warm-up before this one. Folsom Prison Blues →
Other songs with the same train beat
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Jolene” by Dolly Parton, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Dolly Parton.