Getting Started with Finger Drumming

I am starting my journey of finger drumming; here, I will maintain the list and charts of beats as I learn to play them.

I am using AKAI MPD218 and Ableton Live Lite 11.

Here’s how my drum rack looks mostly

Drum Rack

I am following https://questforgroove.com/ on my journey, and I love the material.

Also, Checkout learningmusic.ableton.com if you’re starting up in music.

This will be helpful to anyone starting up finger drumming or someone medium to advanced just to check out charts.

Basic Beats

Basic 8th note beat

Basic 16th note beat

Variations

Variation #1

Variation #2

Variation #3

Drum Fills

Start with 1 bar of basic beat always, then move to the fill.

Fill #3

I am just starting up my journey here, if you have got any suggestions, any more resources, or anything. Drop a message.

Resources

• Get started | Learning Music

• Learn finger drumming, make things groove