Drum beat in the style of “Seven Nation Army” — The White Stripes
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Meg White’s part on this 2003 White Stripes hit is pure pulse: kick and floor tom together on every beat. Simple on paper, but the whole song leans on that steady thump.
- Tempo
- 124 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Groove
- floor tom pulse
- Genre
- Rock
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Loop
- 1 bar
Drum pattern
| Floor tom | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Snare hand | 0 |
| Kick foot | 4 |
| Tom notes | 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 124 BPM it has an up-tempo feel: one beat lasts 484 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 “Da Da Da” (Trio, straight pop beat), this groove adds kick notes on 2 and 4 and drops the snare on 2 and 4 — and it runs 6 BPM faster. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Da Da Da →
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes, 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 White Stripes.