Learn to play basic Waltz rhythms in 3/4 with the virtual drums.

Drum beats tutorials and scores for beginner drummers.

Most of the music we hear today is composed in 4/4 time signature, also called "common time".

With a few exceptions, to find compositions in 3/4 time we must listen to classical, jazz or popular music in which odd time signatures are used. A drummer must know and be able to play any time signature, so it is best to practice with 3/4 from the very beginning of studying drums and percussion instruments.

In the drum sheet of this tutorial you'll find the traditional Waltz drum beats and the classic Bolero, Paso Doble and Mazurka. The classic 3/4 time signature has been very common in Europe since the XVI century (as in the Mazurka from Poland) and even more popular, later on, thanks to the Viennese Waltz.

To this day these rhythms are ever-present in dancehall orchestras and bands playing traditional dance music and the international genre.
To continue studying basic drum rhythms, you may also be interested in the beginner lesson on Shuffle drum beats with the virtual drums.

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