Drum beat in the style of “Levitating” — Dua Lipa
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Dua Lipa’s 2020 disco-pop hit uses the classic disco beat with a modern polish. Open hi-hats on the off-beats give it the lift.
- Tempo
- 103 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Groove
- disco beat
- Genre
- Disco
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Loop
- 4 bars
Drum pattern
| Open hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
| Snare | ||||||||||||||||
| Kick |
| Open hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| All three together | 2 |
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 103 BPM it has a medium tempo: one beat lasts 583 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 “Eye of the Tiger” (Survivor, basic rock beat), this groove adds kick notes on 2 and 4, plays quarter notes on the cymbal instead of straight 8ths and opens the hi-hat — and it runs 6 BPM slower. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Eye of the Tiger →
“Stayin' Alive” (Bee Gees) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 1 BPM faster — a good next step once this one feels easy. Stayin' Alive →
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Levitating” by Dua Lipa, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Dua Lipa.