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Rage drum pattern

Written at 140-170 BPM, felt in half-time; aggressive and euphoric, a basic trap beat under wide, distorted synth leads. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.

155 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
The rage drum pattern: the steps each drum plays, bars 1 and 2
DrumBar 1Bar 2
Closed hat1, 3 (soft), 5, 7 (soft), 9, 11 (soft), 13, 15 (soft)1, 3 (soft), 5, 7 (soft), 9, 11 (soft), 13, 15 (soft)
Clap99
Snare99
Kick1, 83, 8
Open these drums in the editor

They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 155 BPM. No account needed to start.

How rage drums go

A basic, plain trap beat: the clap on beat 3, plain eighth hats with no rolls, heavy 808 hits; the synths carry it.

Questions about rage drums

What BPM is rage?

Usually 140 to 170 BPM. This pattern plays at 155 BPM.

How do you make a rage drum pattern?

Start with the kick on steps 1 and 8, the snare and clap on step 9 and the closed hi-hat on steps 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15, 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 rage 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 rage beat

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

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