Drum beat in the style of “Still D.R.E.” — Dr. Dre
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Dr. Dre’s 1999 track sits on a laid-back boom bap beat with a lazy swing. Play it behind the beat and keep the hi-hat soft.
- Tempo
- 93 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Groove
- boom bap beat
- Genre
- Hip-hop
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Loop
- 2 bars
Drum pattern
| Hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snare | ||||||||||||||||
| Kick |
| 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 | 3 |
| Kick notes without a cymbal | 1 |
The tricky spot is the one kick note that fall between cymbal strokes — practice hand and foot on their own there before playing the whole groove.
About this groove
At about 93 BPM it has a medium tempo: one beat lasts 645 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 2.6 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.
Practice plan
How it differs from similar beats
Compared with “Whole Lotta Love” (Led Zeppelin, rock beat with 8th notes), this groove adds kick notes on 2a and leaves out the kick on 3 — and it runs 3 BPM faster. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Whole Lotta Love →
“In Da Club” (50 Cent) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 3 BPM slower — a good warm-up before this one. In Da Club →
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Still D.R.E.” by Dr. Dre, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Dr. Dre.