5 Beginner Drum Grooves
These 5 grooves form the foundations for playing across multiple genres.
THE COUNTING SYSTEM IS NOTATED ABOVE EACH GROOVE, AND ALL CAN ALL BE PRACTICED TO A STANDARD QUARTER NOTE METRONOME. MASTERING ALL OF THESE AT A VARIETY OF TEMPOS WILL ALLOW YOU TO JAM ALONG TO COUNTLESS SONGS.
NEW TO READING DRUM MUSIC?
CLICK HERE FOR OUR GUIDE ON HOW TO READ DRUM NOTATION.
LEARN 10 FREE SONG DRUM LOOPS
10 SONGS CONSISTING OF JUST ONE LOOP THROUGHOUT.
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CHECK OUT OUR OTHER GUIDES FOR COMPLETE BEGINNERS.
THE ESSENTIALS!
BROWSE OUR RANGE OF FREE FULLY NOTATED DRUM CHARTS.
HERE ARE SOME MORE BEGINNER GUIDES YOU MAY FIND HELPFUL.
HOW TO READ DRUM NOTATION
LEARN THE ESSENTIALS YOU’LL NEED TO TO UNDERSTAND WHEN READING A DRUM CHART FOR THE FIRST TIME.
AND FIND OUT HOW EACH DRUM AND CYMBAL IS REPRESENTED ON THE STAVE.
DYNAMICS
THIS GUIDE TAKES YOU THROUGH THE ENTIRE RANGE OF DYNAMICS THAT YOU WILL FIND ON A DRUM CHART.
FROM PIANISSIMO TO FORTISSIMO, ACCENTS TO GHOST NOTES.
TRIPLETS
LEARN HOW TO READ AND COUNT DIFFERENT TRIPLET NOTE VALUES AND THIER EQUIVALENT RESTS.
THIS GUIDE SHOWS TRIPLETS IN COMPARISON TO STANDARD NOTE VALUES.
REPEATS AND NAVIGATING YOUR WAY THROUGH A COMPLICATED CHART.
REPEATS COME IN SEVERAL SHAPES AND FORMS AND ARE FOUND IN MOST DRUM CHARTS.
LEARN HOW TO NAVIGATE YOUR WAY THROUGH ANY DRUM CHART.
