Pop drum pattern
Straight eighths, driving. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.
110 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
| Drum | Steps |
|---|---|
| Closed hat | 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 |
| Clap | 5, 13 |
| Snare | 5, 13 |
| Kick | 1, 8, 11 |
They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 110 BPM. No account needed to start.
How pop drums go
Kick on 1 and 3, snare on 2 and 4, eighth hats.
The bass, chords and sounds are on the Pop page.
Questions about pop drums
What BPM is pop?
Usually 95 to 125 BPM. This pattern plays at 110 BPM.
How do you make a pop drum pattern?
Start with the kick on steps 1, 8 and 11, the snare and clap 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 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.
Make a pop beat
The free editor opens with a whole pop beat: drums, bass and chords, each part yours to change, add to or take away.
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