Drum beat in the style of “Juicy” — The Notorious B.I.G.
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
The Notorious B.I.G.’s 1994 classic rides on a smooth, swung boom bap groove. Play it relaxed, as if nodding your head.
- Tempo
- 96 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Groove
- boom bap beat
- Genre
- Hip-hop
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Loop
- 2 bars
Drum pattern
| Hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snare | ||||||||||||||||
| Kick |
| 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 | 2 |
| Kick foot | 3 |
| Kick notes without a cymbal | 1 |
The tricky spot is the one kick note that fall between cymbal strokes — practice hand and foot on their own there before playing the whole groove.
About this groove
At about 96 BPM it has a medium tempo: one beat lasts 625 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 2.5 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.
Practice plan
How it differs from similar beats
Compared with “In the Air Tonight” (Phil Collins, rock ballad beat), this groove adds kick notes on 2a and leaves out the kick on 3 — and it runs at the same tempo. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. In the Air Tonight →
“Still D.R.E.” (Dr. Dre) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 3 BPM slower — a good warm-up before this one. Still D.R.E. →
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Juicy” by The Notorious B.I.G., written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with The Notorious B.I.G..