Half-time drum beat

The pattern

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

▶ Hear itPlays it twice at 88 BPM.

How to count it

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

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

How to practise it

Coming from the money beat, the kick and the snare change: the kick plays on 1, the & of 2 and the & of 4, accented on 1; the snare plays on 3.

1. Start with the hi-hat on its own, on every eighth.
2. Add the snare, on 3.
3. Add the kick, on 1, the & of 2 and the & of 4, accented on 1.
4. Count aloud and play it through as DRUMY does: 8 bars at 88 BPM, about 22 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 88 BPM

Easy songs at 87 to 90 BPM, picked for their tempo alone, not for this pattern.

WonderwallOasisSoul To SqueezeRed Hot Chili PeppersRock The HouseGorillazYellowColdplaySunflowerPost Malone

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