Eric Moore  /  Drum Beats
Hi Hat Licks That Fatten Up Your Groove
Useful Rudiments for Modern Drummers » If you’re looking to add some girth to your grooves, this is the lesson for you. Eric Moore will show you how to apply rudiments you already know to the hi hat, adding an extra layer of fatness to your drum beats. More lessons from Eric Moore: So You […]

Scott Pellegrom  /  Drum Beats
Making Your Drum Beats Musical
Watch Scott take ordinary household items and pet toys and turn them into a canvas of musical ideas.

Jared Falk  /  Drum Beats
The Easy Beat System
In this video, I discuss something called the Easy Beat System. This is for beginner to intermediate drummers who struggle to be creative and come up with new grooves to play on the kit. I know that I always found myself playing the same thing every time I sat down at the kit, so this […]

Mark Kelso  /  Drum Beats
Introduction To Brazilian Grooves – The Bossa Nova
Start Your Free Drumeo Edge Trial Click here for the sheet music! The Bossa Nova is one of the most iconic latin drum beats – and Mark Kelso is here to show you everything you need to know to get it under your belt. Similar to jazz drumming, the skills you develop from latin drumming […]

Billy Rymer  /  Drum Beats
The Rhythm Creation Formula
Open Your Ultimate Drumming Toolbox Click here for the sheet music! The Rhythm Creation Formula – the method of making the most out of simple concepts. When Billy Rymer of The Dillinger Escape Plan presented this topic to us, we knew we were in for something special. Broken down to it’s most basic form, the […]

Aaron Edgar  /  Drum Beats
3 Sick Polyrhythmic Grooves Every Drummer Should Know
***Click here for the sheet music!*** A polyrhythmic groove is simply a groove that makes use of two or more different rhythms simultaneously. Not only does it make for some cool sounding beats, but it also helps your overall limb independence tremendously. If you’ve never dabbled in polyrhythms before, this is the perfect place to start! […]

Gabor Dornyei  /  Drum Beats
One Shuffle Drum Beat That Will Change Your Life
Start Your FREE Drumeo Edge Trial! ***Click here for the sheet music!*** The first time Gabor Dornyei heard Steve Gadd play this shuffle groove – it changed his life! This simple (yet effective) shuffle beat sounds tricky at first, but is actually totally doable for drummers of all skill levels. This is a fantastic groove […]

Issah Contractor  /  Drum Beats
The “Amen Break” Beat
***Click here for the sheet music!*** This popular drum groove, the “Amen Break”, is arguably the most sampled and looped drum beat in the world – so naturally we figured we needed to have a drum lesson for it! Not only will you be learning a vital beat for your drumming vocabulary, but you’ll also […]

Larnell Lewis  /  Drum Beats
7 Must Know Gospel Drum Beats
Open Your Ultimate Drumming Toolbox Click here for the sheet music! Many drummers think gospel music consists solely of drum chops and fast linear patterns. Sure, those aspects are important – but what about the groove? Luckily Larnell Lewis is here to provide us with 7 beats you should have under your belt if you’re […]

Aaron Edgar  /  Drum Beats
Easy Double Bass Grooves That Sound Hard
The Ultimate Toolbox To Jumpstart Your Drumming ***Click here for the sheet music!*** Aaron Edgar is here today to provide you with a handful of double bass grooves that sound difficult but are actually super simple to play. The great thing is they’re all based around a similar left foot pattern – allowing you to […]

Daniel Glass  /  Drum Beats
The Surf Beat
The Ultimate Toolbox To Jumpstart Your Drumming ***Click here for the sheet music!*** Let’s step back to the 1950s and 60s with Daniel Glass and explore one of the very first rock grooves: the “Surf Beat”. You’ll recognize this groove from songs such as Wipeout from The Surfaris and Pipeline from The Ventures. Want to […]

Aaron Edgar  /  Drum Beats
Danny Carey’s Tools Of The Trade
Learn how to play some of Danny Carey's epic drum parts, like "Ticks & Leeches" and "Eulogy" by Tool.

Jost Nickel  /  Drum Beats
Grooving With Creativity
Jost Nickel teaches you how to groove creatively - and you can start today.

Aaron Edgar  /  Drum Beats
Making Ordinary Beats Extraordinary
**Sign up for our FREE Drumeo trial!** Click here for the sheet music! Aaron Edgar is here today to help you spice up your ordinary drum beats! As a longtime Drumeo satellite instructor, we figured it was about time to get him to the Drumeo HQ to film some lessons. If you’re in a drumming […]

Brandon Toews  /  Drum Beats
Make Your Boring Drum Beats Sound Awesome
**Sign up for our FREE Drumeo Edge trial!** Click here for the sheet music! Struggling to come up with new groove ideas? In today’s lesson, Brandon Toews is here to provide you with 3 different concepts you can easily apply to ANY drum beat, making them sound fresh and new. Keeping your grooves from becoming […]

Tony Royster Jr.  /  Drum Beats
Tony Royster Jr.’s First Drum Beat
We all start somewhere, and in this masterclass excerpt you’ll hear Tony’s first ever drum beat – and his advice for beginners who want to build a solid foundation on the drums.

Jared Falk  /  Drum Beats
Drumeo Course: Rock Drum Beats (#4)
Check out these uncommon rock drum beats!

Jared Falk  /  Drum Beats
Drumeo Course: Rock Drum Beats (#3)
**Get a free t-shirt when you join Drumeo Edge** Download this lesson’s PDF » Download this lesson’s MP3 exercises (zip file) » Here’s the third video in the free Rock Drum Beats course, with five more essential rock beats for you to practice. This is taken from the popular “Drumeo Courses” area inside the Drumeo […]

Jared Falk  /  Drum Beats
Drumeo Course: Rock Drum Beats (#2)
Download this lesson’s PDF » Download this lesson’s MP3 exercises (zip file) » Inside Drumeo Edge there are all sorts of ways to help you learn and improve on the drums: Live Lessons (and the recordings), Drumeo Courses, Drum Play-Alongs, Tools & Resources, Student Lesson Plans & Reviews, the Community Forums, and much more. This […]

Jared Falk  /  Drum Beats
Drumeo Course: Rock Drum Beats (#1)
Download this lesson’s PDF » Download this lesson’s MP3 exercises (zip file) » Inside Drumeo Edge there are all sorts of ways to help you learn and improve on the drums: Live Lessons (and the recordings), Drumeo Courses, Drum Play-Alongs, Tools & Resources, Student Lesson Plans & Reviews, the Community Forums, and much more. I […]

Jared Falk  /  Drum Beats
One Easy Drum Beat That Sounds Hard
This drum beat sounds hard, but even a beginner drummer can learn to play it.

Carmine Appice  /  Drum Beats
Realistic Rock Linear Drum Beats
Start Your Free Trial To Drumeo Edge » One of the first drum books I ever bought was “Realistic Rock” by Carmine Appice. So when Carmine was booked for a lesson at Drumeo I was unbelievably excited and nervous. The lesson went great and I know you’ll enjoy it! And in case you didn’t know, […]

Bernard Purdie  /  Drum Beats
How To Play The Purdie Shuffle (With Bernard Purdie Himself)
Learn how to play the Purdie Shuffle and get advice from Bernard Purdie himself!

Aaron Edgar  /  Drum Beats
Benny Greb’s Benniest Grooves!
Join The Ultimate Online Drum Lessons Experience »Click here for the sheet music. Benny Greb is one of my all-time favourite drummers. So I was super excited when Aaron Edgar said he wanted to do a lesson on some “bennified” grooves. Check out the lesson, and make sure to keep up with Benny Greb and […]

Aaron Edgar  /  Drum Beats
Questlove’s Quintessential Backbeats
Try Drumeo Today! Click here for the lesson sheet music » Questlove is the drummer and joint frontman for the Grammy Award-winning band The Roots, who also serves as the in-house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He has produced for Elvis Costello, Jay-Z, Amy Winehouse, John Legend, and many more – and […]

Adam Tuminaro  /  Drum Beats
Modernizing Your Metal Grooves
Tired of playing the same old metal grooves? Adam Tuminaro shares some tips to freshen them up.

Larnell Lewis  /  Drum Beats
Epic Gospel Tom Groove
Download The Lesson Resources (.zip) ***Join Drumeo Edge FREE*** Larnell Lewis is back! After an awesome lesson on gospel drumming that has been watched more than 500,000 times – we invited Larnell back to the studio to build a full Drumeo Edge course on gospel drumming. There are 10 videos in total, and I wanted […]

Dave Atkinson  /  Drum Beats
Single Paradiddle Beats
***Click Here For The Lesson Resources*** ***Drumeo.com – The Ultimate Online Drum Lessons Experience™*** Dave Atkinson filmed a series on single paradiddles for our Drumeo members area, and today I wanted to share one of the lessons with you for free! The full video series covers: Introduction To Single Paradiddle Single Paradiddle Speed & Control […]

Mike Michalkow  /  Drum Beats
Eighth Note Drum Beats
***Click Here For The PDF Sheet Music*** ***Drumeo.com – The Ultimate Online Drum Lessons Experience™*** Here’s a great beginner lesson by Mike Michalkow that will teach you all about 8th note drum beats. It’s actually a sample video from our new Drumeo Courses section in Drumeo, and it’s one of five videos related to eighth […]

Jared Falk  /  Drum Beats
I Love This Drum Beat
***Click Here For The PDF Sheet Music*** Here’s a fun drum beat that’s great for almost every style of music. It uses some ghost notes and some double strokes. Give it a shot and have some fun! If you’re looking for more drum lessons, check out Drumeo – there’s way more where this comes from!