Finger drumming lessons
Free finger drumming lessons and drum patterns for MIDI pads and your keyboard: hip hop, house, afrobeats, trap and more, plus timing and finger technique.
Ready for a whole track? Play along to songsGenres
Hip hop8 lessons · BeginnerBoom and bap, Pushed kick, Offbeat hatsLo-fi8 lessons · BeginnerLazy backbeat, Ghost kick, Rim and shakerHouse8 lessons · BeginnerFour on the floor, Offbeat open hat, Clap on 2 and 4Trap8 lessons · IntermediateHalf-time clap, Sixteenth hats, Syncopated 808Drum & bass8 lessons · IntermediateTwo-step skeleton, Ride on top, Ghost snaresAfrobeats8 lessons · BeginnerAfro kick, Rolling shaker, Hats and the open hatFunk8 lessons · IntermediateFunk backbeat, Syncopated kick, Sixteenth pocketReggaeton8 lessons · BeginnerDembow, Dembow with hats, Shaker and rimUK garage8 lessons · IntermediateSkipping kick, Offbeat shaker, Hats in pairsSoul & R&B8 lessons · BeginnerSoul backbeat, Pickup kick, Sixteenth soulPop & rock8 lessons · BeginnerRock beat, Pop push, Four-floor rock
Skills
Timing lab12 lessons · BeginnerQuarter-note pulse, Eighth notes, Backbeat with eighthsGhost notes & accents12 lessons · BeginnerAccented hats, Big backbeat, Open hat accentFinger independence12 lessons · IntermediateHands together, Hands alternating, Moving kick, steady hatsSpeed builder12 lessons · IntermediateTwo-finger singles, Two-hand singles, Doubles (RRLL)