Motown drum beat

The pattern

Each column is a sixteenth. x is a hit.

▶ Hear itPlays it twice at 112 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 3; snare on every beat; hi-hat on every eighth. Said aloud: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

How to practise it

Coming from the rock beat with an extra kick, the kick and the snare change: the kick plays on 1, the & of 2 and 3; the snare plays on every beat.

1. Start with the hi-hat on its own, on every eighth.
2. Add the snare, on every beat.
3. Add the kick, on 1, the & of 2 and 3.
4. Count aloud and play it through as DRUMY does: 16 bars at 112 BPM, about 34 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 112 BPM

Easy songs at 112 BPM, picked for their tempo alone, not for this pattern.

Another One Bites the DustQueenKing NothingMetallicaLast KissPearl JamThe Lost Art Of Keeping A SecretQueens of the Stone AgeThe HappeningPixies

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