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Gospel drum pattern

Soulful and uplifting; a swung shuffle or a slow 12/8 feel. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.

100 BPM · Live kit · 1 bar · 54% swing

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 gospel drum pattern: the steps each drum plays
DrumSteps
Closed hat1, 2 (soft), 3, 4 (soft), 5, 6 (soft), 7, 8 (soft), 9, 10 (soft), 11, 12 (soft), 13, 14 (soft), 15, 16 (soft)
Clap5, 13
Snare4 (soft), 5, 8 (soft), 10 (soft), 12 (soft), 13, 15 (soft), 16 (soft)
Kick1, 8, 11
Open these drums in the editor

They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 100 BPM. No account needed to start.

How gospel drums go

A hard backbeat on 2 and 4 with claps, busy ghost-snare chops and fills, sixteenth hats, tambourine; a fast shout puts the snare and claps on every and.

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

Questions about gospel drums

What BPM is gospel?

Usually 65 to 170 BPM. This pattern plays at 100 BPM.

How do you make a gospel drum pattern?

Start with the kick on steps 1, 8 and 11, the snare on steps 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15 and 16, the clap on steps 5 and 13 and the closed hi-hat on every 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. Open it in the free editor to change any step.

Do gospel drums swing?

Yes, about 54% swing: every second step comes a little late, so the groove bounces. The editor plays it that way, and its Steps view can change it.

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

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