5/4 drum beat

The pattern

Each column is a sixteenth. x is a hit.

▶ Hear itPlays it twice at 90 BPM.

How to count it

Count: 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 5 e & a

Kick on 1, 3 and 5; snare on 2 and 4; hi-hat on every eighth. Said aloud: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 &

How to practise it

1. Start with the hi-hat on its own, on every eighth.
2. Add the snare, on 2 and 4.
3. Add the kick, on 1, 3 and 5.
4. Count aloud and play it through as DRUMY does: 8 bars at 90 BPM, about 27 seconds.

What DRUMY judges

Each note is judged on when it lands, within 140 ms, and on which drum, not on how hard. All of what DRUMY judges.

• The hi-hat foot. A pedal chick with no note to meet is an overhit.

Easy songs near 90 BPM

Easy songs at 90 BPM, picked for their tempo alone, not for this pattern.

SunflowerPost MaloneBig LogRobert PlantLive ForeverOasisThe Last SongThe All-American RejectsDon't Stop Me NowQueen

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