The Most Important Drum Beat In The World

This free video drum lesson breaks down the most important drum beat you need to know

The Most Important Drum Beat In The World might seem like a cheap attention grabbing title, and maybe it is, but I also stand by it confidently. I’ve been thinking about it for a while in this context and since it’s been in my conscience with this video lesson in mind I have had to play this beat at EVERY single gig I’ve done. It is the only beat that I have had to play at every gig I’ve done. It doesn’t matter if it is rock, pop, disco, funk, jazz or anything else. At some point in your drumming life you will 100% need to play this beat.

But the funny thing is that most of us ignore it. We dismiss it as a really simple drum beat that doesn’t need practice. And anyway there are a million way more interesting drum patterns to practice such as oddtime, polyrhythms, four limb independence and double bass drums at 200bpm. Basically stuff that makes us sound awesome and is fun to work on but that we’ll probably never need in a real musical situation.

And when I say ‘most of us’ of course I mean me too. I was definitely guilty of this and I practiced loads of things I’ve never really needed on a gig or session. But I’m glad I worked on them because they were fun and they give me more musical options to bring to the table. However, when we spend hours practising those less important things and neglect the things that we will need on practically every gig, it’s obvious that there is an imbalance there. And trust me, when you find yourself in a recording studio with several people watching you and knowing that every second is costing someone money then you will want to nail this seemingly simple groove quickly.

And so that is why this is the most important drum beat in the world. If you just learnt one beat to the highest level make it this one and you will still get gigs. Make this one beat feel like the best groove in the world and you will still have a place in the music world.

Why is it hard?

It’s not. But it does take work to get the nuances right. The main aspect is beat 2 and 4. These are the beats where you play hi-hat, snare and bass together. These are the beats where most people fall down. Every limb needs to lock tight together here. If they are played as one it will sound fat. If they are slightly out of time it will create a flam effect and that sounds messy. But even on beat 1 and 3 you are playing a hi-hat and bass so don’t neglect those beats. It might not be as obvious as beats 2 and 4 when they are out of sync but it will have an effect on whether the groove sounds in the pocket or slightly out.

Let’s learn this beat if it’s so important

Yes good point, let’s get on with it. Grab the sheet music for the most important drum beat in the world here so you can see what we’re looking at today. And watch the video below to see what it’s all about.

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You might also be interested in the drum less playalongs and the charts of famous songs.

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