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Summary: Watch and learn how to play a basic drum beat variation that has bass drum, or kick drum, on beats 1 and 3, snare on beats 2 and 4, and high hat on the 8th notes, in this free beginners drum lesson on video.
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JOEL SIEGEL: All right. Now I want you to go ahead and follow along. We're on beats one and three on the kick drum, all right? Think ahead, think about what's going to line up. You got it? We're at 80 beats per minute. Follow me. One, two, ready, play. So there you go: beats one and three on the kick drum.