Drill MIDI Drums

Drill Drum Guide: Drum Patterns in the Drill Style

What's Included?

50 unique Drum Patterns in MIDI format. Each pattern covers 8 bars total. The individual stems are included. 357 total midi drum files.

Also included is a digital PDF of the drum patterns. This can be used to follow along to build your own drum patterns.

These are Drill MIDI drum patterns inspired by Drill music that originated back in Chicago and influences from NY Drill, and UK Drill. Inspired by artists like Pop Smoke, Chief Keef, Lil Durk, Young Chop, G Herbo, and King Von.

Six Unique Parts

The PDF is broken down into six sections dedicated to a particular part of drums for drill beats. Each section as 5 unique drum patterns covering 8 bars per drum pattern.

Core
These are straightforward drill drum patterns. We start with the base drill patterns and we'll build from there.

Sparse
A lot of drill beats are light in drum elements. How do you remove drum elements and keep that drill feel is what this section is dedicated to.

Xtra Kicks
Drill patterns are none for adding and layering in a lot of extra kicks. This section builds on the core patterns and shows you how to add in extra kicks.

Snares Go Crazy
Snares and counter snares are a big part of drill beats. This section illustrates drum patterns with extra snares, counter snares, and clever ways to use snares.

Mighty Hi Hats
Hi-hats, and cymbals in general, can really up the energy and feel that makes drill beats so popular. This section builds on drill patterns and shows how you can layer in more hi-hats, cymbals, and rides.

Percolating
Finding pockets for percussion can take your drill patterns to the next level. This section shows you how to mix them in and play off the snares and hi-hats.