Drum beat in the style of “Sing, Sing, Sing” — Benny Goodman
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Gene Krupa’s pounding floor-tom groove on Benny Goodman’s 1937 recording is one of the most famous drum parts in jazz history.
- Tempo
- 190 BPM
- Time signature
- 12/8
- Groove
- jungle tom groove
- Genre
- Jazz
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Loop
- 4 bars
Drum pattern
| Floor tom | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick |
| High tom | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8 |
| 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 190 BPM it has a fast tempo: one beat lasts 316 ms and a 12/8 bar takes 1.3 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.
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How it differs from similar beats
Compared with “Take the "A" Train” (Duke Ellington, jazz swing groove), this groove adds kick notes on 1, 2, 3 and 4 — and it runs 20 BPM faster. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Take the "A" Train →
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Sing, Sing, Sing” by Benny Goodman, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Benny Goodman.