Drum beat in the style of “Tage wie diese” — Die Toten Hosen
Song grooves
· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Die Toten Hosen’s 2012 anthem is built for stadiums: a fast, driving beat with the hi-hat pushing forward. Keep it energetic but in control.
- Tempo
- 140 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Groove
- driving rock beat
- Genre
- Rock
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Loop
- 4 bars
Drum pattern
| Hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snare | ||||||||||||||||
| Kick |
| Hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High tom | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 |
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 140 BPM it has an up-tempo feel: one beat lasts 429 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 1.7 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.
Practice plan
How it differs from similar beats
Compared with “Tempo Perdido” (Legião Urbana, rock beat with 8th notes), this groove adds kick notes on 1& — and it runs 14 BPM faster. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Tempo Perdido →
“Crazy Train” (Ozzy Osbourne) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 2 BPM slower — a good warm-up before this one. Crazy Train →
Other songs with the same driving rock beat
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Tage wie diese” by Die Toten Hosen, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Die Toten Hosen.