Triplet drum fill

The pattern

Bar 1 of 4: the groove, with the crash on the 1

Bars 2–3 of 4: the groove

Bar 4 of 4: the fill

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

▶ Hear itPlays it twice at 90 BPM.

How to count it

Count: 1 trip let 2 trip let 3 trip let 4 trip let

Bar 1, the groove, with the crash on the 1: kick on 1 and 3, snare on 2 and 4, hi-hat on every beat and the let after it, crash on 1. Said aloud: 1 let 2 let 3 let 4 let

Bars 2–3, the groove: kick on 1 and 3, snare on 2 and 4, hi-hat on every beat and the let after it. Said aloud: 1 let 2 let 3 let 4 let

Bar 4, the fill: kick on 1 and 3, snare on every beat, high tom on the trip of every beat, floor tom on the let of every beat. Said aloud: 1 trip let 2 trip let 3 trip let 4 trip let

How to practise it

1. Play the groove until it sits.
2. Play the fill on its own, from the 1 of bar 4, one bar long. Kick on 1 and 3, snare on every beat, high tom on the trip of every beat, floor tom on the let of every beat.
3. Go from the last bar of groove into the fill, and land on the 1 with the crash and the kick together.
4. Play the whole loop as DRUMY does: 16 bars at 90 BPM, about 43 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 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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