Drum beat in the style of “Rosanna” — Toto
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Toto’s 1982 hit features Jeff Porcaro’s legendary half-time shuffle. The ghost notes between the backbeats are what make it so hard — and so good.
- Tempo
- 86 BPM
- Time signature
- 12/8
- Groove
- half-time shuffle
- Genre
- Blues & shuffle
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Loop
- 1 bar
Drum pattern
| 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 |
The kick always lines up with the cymbal, so the work is in the snare hand: 3 of its 4 notes are ghost notes.
About this groove
At about 86 BPM it has a medium tempo: one beat lasts 698 ms and a 12/8 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 “No Woman, No Cry” (Bob Marley & The Wailers, one drop reggae beat), this groove adds kick notes on 1, 2a and 4a, leaves out the kick on 3 and adds 3 ghost notes — and it runs 8 BPM faster. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. No Woman, No Cry →
“Fool in the Rain” (Led Zeppelin) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 44 BPM faster — a good next step once this one feels easy. Fool in the Rain →
Other songs with the same half-time shuffle
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Rosanna” by Toto, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Toto.