Drum beat in the style of “My Girl” — The Temptations
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
The Temptations’ 1964 hit rides on the classic Motown feel: snare on every beat and a gentle, bouncing kick.
- Tempo
- 104 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Groove
- Motown beat
- Genre
- Soul & Motown
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Loop
- 4 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 | 4 |
| Kick foot | 3 |
| Kick notes without a cymbal | 1 |
| All three together | 2 |
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 104 BPM it has a medium tempo: one beat lasts 577 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 2a and adds snare accents on 1 and 3 — and it runs 5 BPM slower. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Eye of the Tiger →
“Valerie” (Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 2 BPM faster — a good next step once this one feels easy. Valerie →
Other songs with the same Motown beat
- Valerie Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse · Soul & Motown · 106 BPM
- Respect Aretha Franklin · Soul & Motown · 115 BPM
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine Marvin Gaye · Soul & Motown · 116 BPM
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell · Soul & Motown · 130 BPM
- (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction The Rolling Stones · Rock · 136 BPM
- Rehab Amy Winehouse · Soul & Motown · 144 BPM
Similar drum beats
This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “My Girl” by The Temptations, 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 Temptations.