The 8 Most Important Drum Beats You''ll Ever Learn!

The 8 most important drum beats you’ll ever learn!

1.Straight 8s Feel
2.Triplet Feel
3.16th Note Feel
4.Shuffle
5.Half-Time Shuffle
6.Disco
7.Reggae One-Drop
8.Jazz/Swing

For each style I’ve created a YouTube playlist, with the aim that we can all have fun jamming along to some all-time classic tunes in each of these feels and get your groove (and fills) going.

Please check out the playlists, and please let me know in the comments below your suggestions for songs to add to the lists! Please state song title, artist name and which feel/beat it is.

Have fun and please let me know if any questions :)

Mike

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The 8 most important drum beats you’ll ever learn!

1.Straight 8s Feel
2.Triplet Feel
3.16th Note Feel
4.Shuffle
5.Half-Time Shuffle
6.Disco
7.Reggae One-Drop
8.Jazz/Swing


For each style I’ve created a YouTube playlist, with the aim that we can all have fun jamming along to some all-time classic tunes in each of these feels and get your groove (and fills) going.

Please check out the playlists, and please let me know in the comments below your suggestions for songs to add to the lists! Please state song title, artist name and which feel/beat it is.












Have fun and please let me know if any questions :)

Mike

[BST-lmpo]

I appreciate the speed and no nonsense approach of your lessons! Quick and to the point, but filled with a lot of valuable information! 👍

[jamescunningham]

I like the idea of the practice playlists for each beat type, I'll definitely be using these! Thanks Mike!

[geoffreyliptrot]

Mike, you're just so easy-going and natural and enthusiastic! A born teacher whose love of drumming oozes out of every groove. Tremendous!

[NanLander]

Just too awesome. Like the way you count, take your time to thoroughly and slowly explain as you play. It really helps. I would like to see your left hand and foot view a little better if you could. ❤️

[Gowalkabout]

It's interesting how one's stick control practice (rudiments, technique, etc.) just "shows up" in your playing without even realizing it's there, until finally you realize it's there. The beauty of practicing fundamentals. Something all young people should understand. Thanks.

[Psychodermia]

Guitarist here. Just subbed. Great lessons that I can study for rhythm concepts and ideas.
Thank you. 👽✌️

[YTmrcrisp]

I recognise the disco beat as the entire drum track of Blur's Girls and Boys

[yvonnesookdeo]

Hello Mike, do you have CDS? I would really like to buy some of them. Thank you

[michaelcooper]

You really are a great teacher man. We are lucky to have you.

[daztastic]

This is one of the best videos I’ve watched in a long time, the value in a video this is just off the scale 👏🎵🎶

[Pinza]

As my mates and I used to say to DJ's in the 80's - "Got any Ska mate?"
I'm so glad I found you on YT, I'm learning drumming to help with my fitness, walking is hard for me but bashing the drums isn't & I love doing it. These how to do a certain beat videos are great but my favourite beats are Ska beats & I'm finding it hard to disect various Ska vids I've found, so I'd love to see a quick demo from yourself. Specifically, I'm a big fan of the late, great John Bradbury, I'm desperate to learn the beat of "too much, too young", especially the iconic intro. I suspect the intro is fairly easy but I'm not knowledgable enough to work it out.
Looking forward to your next vids.

[avitolourenco]

What would be the difference in sound of playing a kick as a whole now Vs a quaver?

[karlchals]

Suena muy bien esa hacer un video enseñando que bateria usas y que modulo?

[marie-rosewijts]

Apart from my weekly drum lessons, I have learned so much from you in terms of technique. I am so grateful to you and will continue to follow your lessons. 💎 I don't have a card to donate coffees to you, so I will find someone who can transfer that for me.

[awilliams]

See! This is wha tI mean. The most practical lesson around. Chock full of foundational knowledge, which will only expand, without resorting to the flex show off intro, the bullshit here's it at 80 bpm, and now at 150bpm with ulrta fills, just good honest drumming. You GIVE A SHIT that I get better.

You the man, Love from your aussie follower down under, cheers mate.!

[patrickivors]

Hi Mike your lessons are great could you break down the 1/2 time shuffle again when you get a chance thank you again your brilliant

[mzambo]

What do you wrap the drum stick with? This video is great. Now I know what is called what i m working on the "16th Note Feel". Thank you so much

[ma.ginger]

Great video, thanks Mike! You always make me wanna practice when you drop a new beat or a new fill, I guess that's the best a Youtube video can cause👍

[SPINNINGMYWHEELS]

@8:10 - many reggae tracks also emphasise the 'one drop' on the one literally. that's getting into the 'rootsier' stuff. sometimes gets jazzy with some swing as well.