{"id":26605,"date":"2020-12-11T08:15:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T16:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=26605"},"modified":"2022-08-22T08:56:39","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T15:56:39","slug":"5-double-kick-songs-for-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/5-double-kick-songs-for-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Double Kick Songs For Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SsbwuGVbdPQ?controls=0&amp;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Did you recently treat yourself to a double kick pedal for the first time? Or have you had one on your kit for a while but the slave pedal has been gathering dust? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/3-metal-double-kick-beats-for-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get your feet flying<\/a> with these five songs even a beginner can learn!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of these patterns are relatively straight forward while still sounding cool, and they&#8217;re fun to play, even if you&#8217;re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/5-tips-to-practice-drums\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">starting at a slower tempo<\/a>. And that&#8217;s the key: start <em>slow<\/em>. You&#8217;ll be able to improve your control and lock in the muscle memory you&#8217;ll need to play faster tempos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. &#8220;Red Hot&#8221; &#8211; Motley Crue<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>238 BPM sounds really fast, but it&#8217;s just 8th notes on the kick. If you start slow, you&#8217;ll be able to pull it off, no problem. It&#8217;s a simple right left on the feet with a basic rock backbeat on your hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101850\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131553-1024x155.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26615\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101850\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131553-1024x155.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101850\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131553-300x45.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101850\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131553-768x116.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101850\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131553.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. &#8220;The Four Horsemen&#8221; &#8211; Metallica<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Imagine taking the famous double bass triplet pattern from &#8220;One&#8221; and cutting it in half. This gallop-style burst is an 8th note triplet on the kicks, followed by a snare hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101848\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131604-1024x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26614\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101848\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131604-1024x148.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101848\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131604-300x43.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101848\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131604-768x111.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101848\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131604.jpg 1121w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. &#8220;Down With The Sickness&#8221; &#8211; Disturbed<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>This interesting syncopated double kick pattern has a cool offbeat snare drum shot at the end. Try it yourself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101846\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131615-1024x141.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26613\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101846\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131615-1024x141.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101846\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131615-300x41.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101846\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131615-768x106.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101846\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131615.jpg 1122w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. &#8220;Domination&#8221; &#8211; Pantera<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>With big open quarter notes on the hands, the double bass pattern consists of syncopated 16th notes. It&#8217;s a four bar phrase with a fun variation in the final bar. Learning this will help you work on endurance and nail those off-beat shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101844\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131629-1024x282.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26612\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101844\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131629-1024x282.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101844\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131629-300x83.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101844\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131629-768x211.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101844\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131629.jpg 1115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. &#8220;Under A Glass Moon&#8221; &#8211; Dream Theater<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Here&#8217;s another cool syncopated 16th note rhythm. Your hands aren&#8217;t just doing a standard backbeat this time time; it&#8217;s got a little more creativity to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101843\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131642-1024x141.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26611\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101843\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131642-1024x141.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101843\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131642-300x41.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101843\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131642-768x106.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/04101843\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-131642.jpg 1116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you think of this list? Are there other beginner double bass songs you like to practice?<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe class=\"email-form-include-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/weeklyemail\" frameborder=\"none\"><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re new to double bass, you should still be able to play these fun beginner-friendly songs. Just start slow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":26709,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4016,4022],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-songs","category-tutorials-and-transcriptions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26605"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31675,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26605\/revisions\/31675"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}