Four on the floor drum beat

The pattern

Each column is a sixteenth. x is a hit, a bold X an accent.

▶ Hear itPlays it twice at 118 BPM.

How to count it

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

Kick and hi-hat on every beat, snare on 2 and 4, open hi-hat on the & of every beat. Said aloud: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

How to practise it

1. Start with the hi-hat on its own, on every beat.
2. Add the open hi-hat, on the & of every beat.
3. Add the snare, on 2 and 4.
4. Add the kick, on every beat.
5. Count aloud and play it through as DRUMY does: 12 bars at 118 BPM, about 24 seconds.

What DRUMY judges

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

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

Easy songs near 118 BPM

Easy songs at 117 to 119 BPM, picked for their tempo alone, not for this pattern.

Safe In Your SkinTitle FightBillie JeanMichael JacksonMoneyPink FloydEvery Breath You TakeThe PolicePork And BeansWeezer

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