Drum beat in the style of “September” — Earth, Wind & Fire
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Earth, Wind & Fire’s 1978 classic has a joyful, bouncing disco groove. Keep the open hi-hat short and snappy.
- Tempo
- 126 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Groove
- disco beat
- Genre
- Disco
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Loop
- 4 bars
Drum pattern
| Open hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
| Snare | ||||||||||||||||
| Kick |
| Open hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Kick foot | 4 |
| All three together | 2 |
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 126 BPM it has an up-tempo feel: one beat lasts 476 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 1.9 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.
Practice plan
How it differs from similar beats
Compared with “Every Breath You Take” (The Police, straight pop beat), this groove adds kick notes on 2 and 4, plays quarter notes on the cymbal instead of straight 8ths and opens the hi-hat — and it runs 9 BPM faster. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Every Breath You Take →
“Sarà perché ti amo” (Ricchi e Poveri) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 4 BPM faster — a good next step once this one feels easy. Sarà perché ti amo →
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Earth, Wind & Fire.