Rock drum beats and rudiments performed by the virtual drummer.

Online basic drum lessons for beginners and music sheet.

With the virtual drums we can easily learn to read the basic musical notation of drum scores.

In this online lesson for beginners, the virtual drummer plays the basic beats of Rock, Blues, Pop and Folk. There are many musical genres that originated from Rock, but their rhythmic structure is similar. The first basic Rock drum beats of this lesson are made by a single 4/4 measure, they are very simple but fundamental to understand the writing of the most complex drum beats. Although they are classic patterns, some originating from the Rock of the 50s and 60s, they continue to be the rhythmic basis of many new Rock, Pop and Folk compositions.
Also follow the lesson dedicated to John Bonham, you can learn the legendary Rock drum beats of Led Zeppelin songs.

The drum sheet splits the staff in two parts: the upper one shows the hi-hat or the ride cymbal notes, and the lower one is dedicated to a combination of snare and bass drum strokes. You can download and print it if you want to continue studying by playing your drum set.

Learn to read the drum sheet music:    Drum set elements    Notes and Rests    Tie and Dot