It’s written in all 16th notes, with a 32nd note flourish on every upbeat (the “&” of a beat). The “Monkey Beat”, a term coined by Lamb of God drummer Chris Adler, is a quick beat, with a repeating kick and snare pattern throughout. Add or subtract more to get the sound you like. In the example here, since it’s initially written in 16th notes, the flourishes take the shape of 32nd notes. Basically, these are “fancy” quick feet patterns added into a straight pattern. The next example introduces what I call “flourishes”. The example in the lesson is written in half time (snare on beat 3) but like the initial set, that snare placement is your choice! Play around with the snare to get the feel you need. We then shift into typical metal beats Straight 16th notes blasting on double kick drums to start. These work great for big-sounding chorus sections of songs as well. Similar to the initial set of beats, the slight move in snare placement changes the feel. The next two beats are typical standard and half-time feel break downbeats. Placing the snare on beat 3 of both 4/4 measures provides this laid back feel. Where a standard Rock beat may finish in one measure, with 4 total beats and the snare on 2 and 4, a half-time beat would take 8 beats. Half-time beats usually take up 2 measures to complete a phrase. The third beat is the half-time feel, placing the snare on beat 3. This raises the energy of the song, giving the song an added push and, sometimes, build.

This places a snare on beats 1,2,3 and 4.

The second beat shifts the snare for a double-time feel. This provides the listener with “stability” more or less, as it is very common to place snare hits here. A standard time feels for a rock beat in 4/4 would place the snare drum on beats 2 and 4 (as seen in the first beat). The first three beats are basic Rock beats. These can all be easily manipulated by simply copying and pasting different parts into your song, as well as adding or subtracting notes here and there. It then breaks into alterations of a beat. It is constructed in a way to first assist in understanding what a drum part can do to a song and provide a different feel. (click on the image to download the Guitar Pro 7 file) Exercise Walk ThroughĪs a first lesson, I geared the beats toward simple Rock and Metal songs.

Death core midi drum files