drum beat
Snare's steady thump
A drum beat is the rhythmic sound produced by striking a drum, or the pattern of such sounds that forms the foundation of a piece of music: The drum beat quickened as the song built to its climax.
Figuratively, a drumbeat is a persistent, driving force or repeated message: the drumbeat of war, a drumbeat of criticism from the media.
Also spelled as one word: drumbeat.
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- tempoRate of musical performance
- percussionSound through impact
- snareDevice for catching prey
- bassDeep pitch or fish
pulse · thump · cadence · tattoo · roll · stick · skin · march · marching band · heartbeat · groove · tribal · thunder · rat-a-tat · bongo · tom-tom · cymbal · kick
- ringtoneschime, melody, jingle, beep, buzz
- rock concert soundsguitar riff, power chord, bass line, distortion, feedback
- crowd soundsapplause, boo, booing, boos, cheer
- pop songschorus, refrain, verse, lyrics, melody
- Stadium Chantshere we go, lets go, we believe, call and response, call-and-response
- Emo CultureFall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, skinny jeans, eyeliner, Myspace
musical element type
drum beatmelody
Pleasing sequence of notes
melodic line · tune · harmony · chord progression · lead guitar
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