Drum beat in the style of “Shape of You” — Ed Sheeran
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Ed Sheeran’s 2017 hit is dancehall-pop: a 3-3-2 kick with claps on 2 and 4. That pattern is what gives the song its bounce.
- Tempo
- 96 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Groove
- dembow (reggaeton) beat
- Genre
- Pop
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Loop
- 1 bar
Drum pattern
| Hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clap | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 6 |
| Kick notes without a cymbal | 2 |
The tricky spot is the 2 kick notes that fall between cymbal strokes — practice hand and foot on their own there before playing the whole groove.
About this groove
This song changes the basic dembow (reggaeton) beat: adds kick notes on 1a, 2&, 3a and 4&, leaves out the kick on 2 and 4, adds snare accents on 2 and 4 and drops the snare on 1a, 2&, 3a and 4&.
At about 96 BPM it has a medium tempo: one beat lasts 625 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 2.5 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.
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How it differs from similar beats
Compared with “Rock Me Amadeus” (Falco, straight pop beat), this groove adds kick notes on 1a, 2&, 3a and 4& — and it runs 20 BPM slower. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Rock Me Amadeus →
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Ed Sheeran.