10 Drum Beats That Work

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Beat #1 References: "You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC Beat #2 References: "When Doves Cry" by Prince
"Freefallin' " by Tom Petty

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Beat #3 References: "Every Breath You Take" by The Police Beat #4 References: "Imagine" by John Lennon
"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback
"Smooth" by Carlos Santana

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Beat #5 References: "We Will Rock You" by Queen Beat #6 References: "Uptown Funk" by Bruno Marks
"I Love Rock and Roll" by Joan Jett "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk

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"Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen
"Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd
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Beat #7 References: "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO Beat #8 References: "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse
"Disco Inferno" by The Tramps

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"The Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran

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Beat 9 Variation

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Beat #9 References: "Don't You Want Me Baby" by Human League
"YMCA" by The Village People

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