Drum beat in the style of “Red Red Wine” — UB40
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
UB40’s 1983 reggae version of the Neil Diamond song became a worldwide number one. The rockers beat puts the kick on every beat, with a relaxed, rolling feel.
- Tempo
- 87 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Groove
- rockers reggae beat
- Genre
- Reggae
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Loop
- 1 bar
Drum pattern
| Hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-stick | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 |
| Kick foot | 4 |
| Kick notes without a cymbal | 4 |
The tricky spot is the 4 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 87 BPM it has a medium tempo: one beat lasts 690 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 2.8 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.
Practice plan
How it differs from similar beats
Compared with “Thriller” (Michael Jackson, four-on-the-floor beat), this groove adds snare accents on 3 and drops the snare on 2 and 4 — and it runs 31 BPM slower. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Thriller →
“Could You Be Loved” (Bob Marley & The Wailers) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 16 BPM faster — a good next step once this one feels easy. Could You Be Loved →
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Red Red Wine” by UB40, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with UB40.