Drum beat in the style of “We Will Rock You” — Queen
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Queen built this 1977 anthem without a drum kit: two stomps and a clap, layered many times. On the kit it becomes two kicks and a snare or clap, and it is the perfect first groove.
- Tempo
- 81 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Groove
- stomp-and-clap beat
- Genre
- Rock
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Loop
- 1 bar
Drum pattern
| Clap | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Kick foot | 4 |
| 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 81 BPM it has a medium tempo: one beat lasts 741 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 3 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.
Practice plan
How it differs from similar beats
Compared with “Da Da Da” (Trio, straight pop beat), this groove adds kick notes on 1& and 3& — and it runs 37 BPM slower. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Da Da Da →
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “We Will Rock You” by Queen, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Queen.