Drum beat in the style of “Smoke on the Water” — Deep Purple
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Ian Paice keeps Deep Purple’s 1972 classic simple and heavy: straight 8ths on the hi-hat, kick on 1 and 3 and a big backbeat under the most famous riff in rock.
- Tempo
- 112 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Groove
- basic rock beat
- Genre
- Rock
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Loop
- 4 bars
Drum pattern
| Hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snare | ||||||||||||||||
| Kick |
| Hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor tom | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 112 BPM it has a medium tempo: one beat lasts 536 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 2.1 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.
Practice plan
How it differs from similar beats
Compared with “Don't Stop Believin'” (Journey, rock beat with 8th notes), this groove leaves out the kick on 3& — and it runs 7 BPM slower. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Don't Stop Believin' →
“Eye of the Tiger” (Survivor) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 3 BPM slower — a good warm-up before this one. Eye of the Tiger →
Other songs with the same basic rock beat
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Deep Purple.