Drum beat in the style of “Master of Puppets” — Metallica
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Metallica’s 1986 thrash epic is fast and exhausting to play. The thrash beat alternates kick and snare — build the speed slowly.
- Tempo
- 212 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Groove
- thrash beat
- Genre
- Metal
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Loop
- 4 bars
Drum pattern
| Open hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snare | ||||||||||||||||
| Kick |
| High tom | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 hand | 4 |
|---|---|
| Snare hand | 4 |
| Kick foot | 4 |
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 212 BPM it has a fast tempo: one beat lasts 283 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 1.1 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.
Practice plan
How it differs from similar beats
Compared with “Oye Como Va” (Santana, cha-cha groove), this groove adds kick notes on 2 and 4, adds snare accents on 1&, 2& and 3& and drops the snare on 2 and 4 — and it runs 88 BPM faster. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Oye Como Va →
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Master of Puppets” by Metallica, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Metallica.