Blues · hard · 60 BPM
Slow 12/8 Blues Drum Beat
The slow 12/8 blues ballad feel, with the ride cymbal playing steady triplets across every beat (mapped here as all-on rolling triplet subdivisions). The backbeat sits on 2 and 4 while the kick marks 1 and 3. This is the deep, churning groove behind slow blues like a 'stormy Monday' feel.
Press play to hear it, then open the full machine to edit, loop, and play along with your own kit.
What this teaches
Teaches playing continuous triplet ride subdivisions under a heavy 2-and-4 backbeat at slow tempo.
Heard in
- The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King
- Red House - Jimi Hendrix
- Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan