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Hardstyle drum pattern

Hard and pounding; the distorted kick is the instrument. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.

150 BPM · 909 kit · 4 bars

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 hardstyle drum pattern: the steps each drum plays, bars 1 and 2
DrumBar 1Bar 2
Crash1–
Kick1, 5, 9, 131, 5, 9, 13
The hardstyle drum pattern: the steps each drum plays, bars 3 and 4
DrumBar 3Bar 4
Crash––
Kick1, 5, 9, 131, 5, 9, 13
Open these drums in the editor

They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 150 BPM. No account needed to start.

How hardstyle drums go

In the drop only the kick: long, distorted, pitched to each chord root; claps, hats and crashes only in intros, breaks and builds.

Questions about hardstyle drums

What BPM is hardstyle?

Usually 145 to 160 BPM. This pattern plays at 150 BPM.

How do you make a hardstyle drum pattern?

Start with the kick on steps 1, 5, 9 and 13 and the crash on step 1, then follow the grid for bars 2 to 4. 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 hardstyle 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 hardstyle beat

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

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