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101 Drumming Styles

Drumeo | September 24, 2025

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Have you ever seen one drummer play over 100 drumming styles in one short video? Now’s your chance. Brandon Toews recently released the ultimate drummer’s reference, The Drummer’s Toolbox where he introduces you to 100+ drumming styles from around the world. In this 10-minute video, Brandon plays through every style in the book…literally.

Pop Rock
John Mayer – “Heartbreak Warfare”
Bo Diddley
U2 – “Desire”
Surf Rock
The Surfaris – “Wipe Out”
Latin Rock
Santana – “Waiting”
Hard Rock
Van Halen – “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘bout Love”
Progressive Rock
Porcupine Tree – “Start of Something Beautiful”
Rock Ballad
Toto – “Anna”
Punk Rock
Rancid – “Side Kick”
Grunge
Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Pop Punk
Green Day – “American Idiot”
4/4 Swing
Brushes
Up-Tempo Swing
Big Band
Benny Goodman – “Sing, Sing, Sing”
3/4 Waltz
Jazz Shuffle
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – “Moanin’”
Odd Time Swing
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – “Take Five
Jazz Fusion
Return to Forever – “Return to Forever”
ECM Feel
Pat Metheny Group – “April Joy”
Contemporary Jazz
Avishai Cohen Trio – “Pinzin Kinzin”
Blues Shuffle
Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band – “Hey Lawdy Mama”
Straight 12/8 Blues
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – “Love Me Darlin’”
Swung 12/8 Blues
Otis Rush – “Got to Be Some Changes Made”
Memphis Blues
Booker T. & The M.G.’s – “Green Onions”
Texas Blues
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – “Pride and Joy”
Jump Blues
Louis Prima – “I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead (You Rascal You)”
Chicago Blues
Freddy King – “Hide Away”
Flat Tire Shuffle
B.B. King – “Every Day I Have the Blues”
Blues Rock
Queen – “Mississippi Queen”
Half-Time Shuffle
Toto – “Rosanna”
Train Beat
Johnny Cash – “Folsom Prison Blues”
Western Swing
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys – “My Adobe Hacienda”
Country Waltz
Bluegrass
Two-Step
Alan Jackson – “Ace of Hearts”
Rockabilly
Roy Orbison – “Ooby Dooby”
Country Pop
Rascal Flatts – “I Like the Sound of That”
Country 6/8
Keith Urban – “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
Country Shuffle
Maddie & Tae – “Shut Up and Fish”
Country Rock
Eagles – “Take It Easy”
Gospel
Kirk Franklin & the Family – “Whatcha Lookin’ 4”
Motown
Four Tops – “It’s the Same Old Song”
Boogaloo
Ray Barretto – “New York Soul”
Neo-Soul
Erykah Badu – “On & On”
Funk
James Brown – “Funky Drummer”
Second Line
The Meters – “Hey Pocky A-Way”
New Orleans Funk
The Meters – “Fire on the Bayou”
Latin Funk
Rámon Gil – “Mercurio”
Go-Go
Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers – “Bustin’ Loose”
Disco
Bee Gees – “Night Fever”
Doom Metal
Saint Vitus – “Born Too Late”
Speed Metal
Exciter – “Violence & Force”
Thrash Metal
Metallica – “Hit the Lights”
Death Metal
Morbid Angel – “Pain Divine”
Progressive Metal
Meshuggah – “Do Not Look Down”
Power Metal
Sonata Arctica – “FullMoon”
Groove Metal
Lamb of God – “Pathetic”
Nu Metal
Slipknot – “Wait and Bleed”
Metalcore
Architects – “C.A.N.C.E.R”
Folk Metal
Eluveitie – “King”
Breakbeat
The Winstons – “Amen, Brother”
Electro
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force – “Planet Rock”
House
Marshall Jefferson – “Move Your Body”
Techno
Aphex Twin – “Xtal”
Trance
Resistance D – “Cosmic Love”
Jungle
Shy FX – “Wolf”
Drum and Bass
Netsky – “Daydreaming”
Dubstep
Skrillex – “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites”
Trap
Post Malone – “Congratulations”
Hip-Hop
Jay-Z – “Empire State of Mind”
Bolero
Guajira
Cha-Cha-Cha
Guaguanco
Conga
Mambo
Nanigo
Abakua
Mozambique
Songo
Samba
Baiao
Afoxe
Partido Alto
Maracatu
Choro
Marcha
Frevo
Samba Reggae
Bossa Nova
Calypso
Biguine
Bachata
Merengue
Ska
Reggae
Zouk
Salsa
Soca
The Mighty Sparrow – “Lying Excuses”
Dancehall