Linear drum beat

The pattern

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

▶ Hear itPlays it twice at 84 BPM.

How to count it

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

Kick on 1, 2, the & of 3 and the & of 4; snare on 2 and 4; hi-hat on the e and a of every beat. Said aloud: 1 e a 2 e a (3) e & a 4 e & a

How to practise it

Coming from the 16th-note hi-hat groove, the kick and the hi-hat change: the kick plays on 1, 2, the & of 3 and the & of 4; the hi-hat plays on the e and a of every beat.

1. Start with the hi-hat on its own, on the e and a of every beat.
2. Add the snare, on 2 and 4.
3. Add the kick, on 1, 2, the & of 3 and the & of 4.
4. Count aloud and play it through as DRUMY does: 8 bars at 84 BPM, about 23 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 84 BPM

Easy songs at 83 to 85 BPM, picked for their tempo alone, not for this pattern.

BabydollDominic FikeThe JokerSteve Miller BandClint EastwoodGorillazThe ReasonHoobastankDo I Wanna Know?Arctic Monkeys

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