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K-pop drum pattern

Polished dance-pop with sudden switches: EDM, trap and ballad sections. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.

120 BPM · 808 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 K-pop drum pattern: the steps each drum plays
DrumSteps
Open hat3, 7, 11, 15
Closed hat1, 3 (soft), 5, 7 (soft), 9, 11 (soft), 13, 15 (soft)
Clap5, 13
Snare5, 13
Kick1, 5, 9, 13
Open these drums in the editor

They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 120 BPM. No account needed to start.

How K-pop drums go

A four-on-the-floor or pop backbeat, trap hats and drops in the chorus.

The bass, chords and sounds are on the K-Pop page.

Questions about K-pop drums

What BPM is K-pop?

Usually 100 to 160 BPM. This pattern plays at 120 BPM.

How do you make a K-pop drum pattern?

Start with the kick on steps 1, 5, 9 and 13, the snare and clap on steps 5 and 13, the closed hi-hat on steps 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15 and the open hi-hat on steps 3, 7, 11 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 K-pop 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 K-pop beat

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

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