The simplest and easiest drum beat to play is what I call the Eighth Note beat. If you need to refresh your memory about how to read drum music, visit this post: The Key to Reading Drum Music. Then in the next post, we’ll talk about a couple of blues beats and finish with a beat named after the famous guitar player, Bo Diddley. We’ll start with the basic eighth note beat, and then go from super slow to super fast. So what are the most powerful, most important drum beats? Sure, there are some minor variations, but you can sound good playing all of the most popular rock, pop and country songs in the past 50 years by knowing 6 drum beats. As I was researching which songs to include on the list, I was surprised that all the songs I listened to could be played with 6 drum beats. I’m working on a drum book that includes a list of the best play along songs for drums. And playing along with recordings helps you improve your tempo, and gives you a feel for playing with a band. Learning the drum beats and fills played by top drummers on recorded music helps you have a strong foundation on which to build your own style. I believe that you can become the best drummer possible by constantly learning songs, lots of songs! Listening to music helps you learn from other drummers, what they play and how they work with other musicians.
Then in 6 future blog posts, you’ll learn how to play each beat by breaking it down, starting with something you already know and gradually adding to it. In the next post, we’ll quickly cover beats 4-6.
In this post you’ll learn a little bit about the first 3 beats. This is the first in a series of blog posts where you’ll learn how to play these 6 powerful drum beats.
Knowing these beats will allow you to get your first drum audition with a band and jump-start your musical career. These six drum beats are easy to learn, easy to remember, and form the basis for learning any song imaginable. Did you know that by learning just 6 simple drum beats, you can play almost any rock, pop and country song ever written? Pretty amazing, huh!
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