Ska · medium · 160 BPM
Ska Drum Beat
The fast, bouncing ska feel where the emphasis sits on the off-beats to drive the upstroke skank. Kick lands on beats 1 and 3, the snare punches a clean backbeat on 2 and 4, and the hats accent every off-beat 'and'. The tempo and off-beat lift give ska its energetic, danceable swagger.
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What this teaches
Teaches fast tempo control with a strict backbeat while accenting the off-beat eighths for the skank feel.
Heard in
- The Skatalites - Guns of Navarone
- The Specials - A Message to You Rudy
- Toots & The Maytals - Monkey Man