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Punk drum pattern

Fast, straight and loud. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.

170 BPM · Live 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 punk drum pattern: the steps each drum plays
DrumSteps
Closed hat1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15
Snare5, 13
Kick1, 7, 11
Open these drums in the editor

They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 170 BPM. No account needed to start.

How punk drums go

Fast kick on 1 and 3 with a snare on 2 and 4 (or a kick-snare alternation on eighths), eighth hats or crash ride.

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

Questions about punk drums

What BPM is punk?

Usually 140 to 220 BPM. This pattern plays at 170 BPM.

How do you make a punk drum pattern?

Start with the kick on steps 1, 7 and 11, the snare 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 punk 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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