Drum beat in the style of “Sweet Child O' Mine” — Guns N' Roses
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Steven Adler plays a lively, swinging rock beat on this 1987 Guns N’ Roses song. Open up the hi-hat a little in the chorus to lift the energy.
- Tempo
- 125 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Groove
- rock beat with 8th notes
- Genre
- Rock
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Loop
- 4 bars
Drum pattern
| Hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 3 |
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 125 BPM it has an up-tempo feel: one beat lasts 480 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 “Livin' on a Prayer” (Bon Jovi, driving rock beat), this groove leaves out the kick on 1& — and it runs 2 BPM faster. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Livin' on a Prayer →
“Rock You Like a Hurricane” (Scorpions) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 1 BPM slower — a good warm-up before this one. Rock You Like a Hurricane →
Other songs with the same rock beat with 8th notes
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Sweet Child O' Mine” by Guns N' Roses, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Guns N' Roses.