Who created "House beat"?

"House beat" was created by Colten Janssen and shared on DrumShed.

What tempo is "House beat" played at?

"House beat" is a drum beat played at 124 BPM by default in 4/4.

Is "House beat" a beginner, intermediate, or advanced drum beat?

"House beat" is rated advanced.

What genres does "House beat" fit?

"House beat" is tagged as House and Electronic. Use it in those styles or as a building block in DrumShed practice sessions.

Beat · DrumShed

— Beat · House

House beat

Name: House beat
Duration: 4 s

by Colten Janssen

Open in DrumShedAdvanced

4/4124 BPM★1⑂0AI AssistedBeat MakerHouse Electronic

— The PatternPress play to preview

Bar 1 of 2

CR

HH

SN

KK

HHF

— About

Classic deep house at 124 BPM — right hand drives the relentless sixteenth hi-hat with open hat barks on every "&" (that signature house lift), left hand plays the backbeat on 2 & 4 surrounded by dense ghost notes and displaced accents (the "a" pickups and syncopated fills that make it groove rather than loop). Kick is four-on-the-floor but DISPLACED — not just quarter notes; I've woven in syncopated "e" and "a" kicks to push and pull the pulse, plus a three-kick burst in bar 2 for forward motion. Subtle 8% swing on the hi-hat gives it that loose, human club feel (house drummers never play dea

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