Drill Drum Pattern

Drill hats skip in a triplet-like 3-3-2 shape, and the snare lands late on the last 16th of the bar.

142 BPM0% swingDrill

Steps

Long distorted 808, tight hats, hard clap

808 bass & chords

F#m → E → D → E

Chord sound
808
CHD
F#m · then E, D, E on later loops

The 808 follows the chord root in each bar; set a step's offset to walk the bassline. Pads hold until the next chord hit. Stabs are short.

Click a step once for a hit, twice for an accent, three times to clear. Space plays/stops, T taps tempo, R makes a random beat.

Export
Saved beats (0)

Nothing saved yet. Beats stay on this device only.

How to program it

  1. Tempo around 140–144 BPM.
  2. Snare on step 9, plus a late snare on step 16.
  3. Hats in a 3-3-2 shape: steps 1, 4, 7, 9, 12, 15.
  4. 808 on step 1 and the "and" of beat 3 and 4; change its note between bars to slide.

The grid above is already loaded with this pattern: press Play, change a step, then download it as WAV or MP3. Want a different version? Open it in the full beat maker with the AI pattern writer and coach.

For a whole page about this style, see the drill beat maker.

Step chart · one bar of 16th notes, numbers mark the beats

Questions

What makes a drill drum pattern different?

Drill uses triplet-feel, skipping hi-hats instead of straight 16ths, puts snares in unexpected late spots, and relies on sliding 808 basslines. Both UK and Brooklyn drill sit around 140 BPM.

More drum patterns

Basic rock beat (4/4)Four on the floorBoom bapTrap: half-timeTrap: hi-hat rollsLo-fi hip hopReggaeton (dembow)AfrobeatsFunky breakbeatDiscoTechnoHalf-time grooveShuffleDrum and bass (two-step)UK garage (2-step)Jersey clubPhonkFunk groove