Melodic trap drum pattern
Written at 130-160 BPM, felt in half-time; smooth and floating over hard drums, straight. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.
145 BPM · 808 kit · 2 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
- Roll: quick hits inside one step
- Lands between two steps
| Drum | Bar 1 | Bar 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Closed hat | 1, 2 (soft), 3, 4 (soft), 5, 6 (soft), 7, 8 (soft), 9, 10 (soft), 11, 12 (soft), 13 (roll, soft), 14 (between steps, soft), 15 (roll), 16 (between steps) | 1, 2 (soft), 3, 4 (soft), 5, 6 (soft), 7, 8 (soft), 9, 10 (soft), 11, 12 (soft), 13, 14 (soft), 15, 16 (soft) |
| Clap | 9 | 9 |
| Snare | 9 | 9 |
| Kick | 1, 11 | 4, 11 |
They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 145 BPM. No account needed to start.
How melodic trap drums go
Trap drums built around the melody: the clap on beat 3 of every bar, a kick on 1 with a few off-beat kicks, sixteenth hats with repeats and triplets dragged in, leaving gaps so the guitar loop breathes.
Questions about melodic trap drums
What BPM is melodic trap?
Usually 130 to 160 BPM. This pattern plays at 145 BPM.
How do you make a melodic trap drum pattern?
Start with the kick on steps 1 and 11, the snare and clap on step 9 and the closed hi-hat on every step, then follow the grid for bar 2. 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 melodic trap 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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