Drum beat in the style of “Painkiller” — Judas Priest
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Scott Travis opens Judas Priest’s 1990 song with a famous double bass intro. Continuous 16th notes on the kick make it an advanced workout.
- Tempo
- 206 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Groove
- double bass beat
- Genre
- Metal
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Loop
- 1 bar
Drum pattern
| Open 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 | 4 |
|---|---|
| Snare hand | 2 |
| Kick foot | 16 |
| Kick notes without a cymbal | 12 |
| All three together | 2 |
The tricky spot is the 12 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 206 BPM it has a fast tempo: one beat lasts 291 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 1.2 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.
Practice plan
How it differs from similar beats
Compared with “Du hast” (Rammstein, metal 8th-note beat), this groove adds kick notes on 1e, 1a, 2e, 2a, 3e, 3a, 4e and 4a and plays quarter notes on the cymbal instead of straight 8ths — and it runs 81 BPM faster. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Du hast →
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Painkiller” by Judas Priest, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Judas Priest.