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Country drum pattern

Straight or lightly swung; a train beat or two-step. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.

110 BPM · Live kit · 1 bar

The pattern, step by step

Each step is a sixteenth note, four to a beat: step 1 is beat 1, 5 is beat 2, 9 is beat 3 and 13 is beat 4. A lit square is a hit; a fainter one is played softer.

  • Hit
  • Softer hit
The country drum pattern: the steps each drum plays
DrumSteps
Closed hat1, 3 (soft), 5, 7 (soft), 9, 11 (soft), 13, 15 (soft)
Cross-stick5, 13
Kick1, 9
Open these drums in the editor

They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 110 BPM. No account needed to start.

How country drums go

Kick on 1 and 3, snare on 2 and 4 (often brushes or cross-stick), eighth hats.

The bass, chords and sounds are on the Country page.

Questions about country drums

What BPM is country?

Usually 80 to 150 BPM. This pattern plays at 110 BPM.

How do you make a country drum pattern?

Start with the kick on steps 1 and 9, the cross-stick on steps 5 and 13 and the closed hi-hat on steps 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15. Each step is a sixteenth note, four to a beat: step 1 is beat 1, 5 is beat 2, 9 is beat 3 and 13 is beat 4. Open it in the free editor to change any step.

Do country drums swing?

No: every hit lands straight on the grid. The editor’s Steps view can add swing if you want the groove to bounce.

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Make a country beat

The free editor opens with a whole country beat: drums, bass and chords, each part yours to change, add to or take away.

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