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Trance drum pattern

Driving and euphoric; long builds and breakdowns. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.

138 BPM · 909 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 trance drum pattern: the steps each drum plays
DrumSteps
Open hat3, 7, 11, 15
Closed hat1 (soft), 2, 4, 5 (soft), 6, 8, 9 (soft), 10, 12, 13 (soft), 14, 16
Clap5, 13
Kick1, 5, 9, 13
Open these drums in the editor

They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 138 BPM. No account needed to start.

How trance drums go

A four-on-the-floor kick, off-beat open hats, claps on 2 and 4, snare rolls into drops.

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

Questions about trance drums

What BPM is trance?

Usually 130 to 145 BPM. This pattern plays at 138 BPM.

How do you make a trance drum pattern?

Start with the kick on steps 1, 5, 9 and 13, the clap on steps 5 and 13, the closed hi-hat on steps 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 16 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 trance 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 trance beat

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

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