The pattern
126 BPM · 4/4 · 16 step
| Instrument | Beat 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Beat 2 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Beat 3 | Step 10 | Step 11 | Step 12 | Beat 4 | Step 14 | Step 15 | Step 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick | hit | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest |
| Snare | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest |
| Clap | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest |
| Low tom | hit | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest |
| Tambourine | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest |
How to play it and where it comes from
The glam stomp (T. Rex, Slade, Sweet, Gary Glitter): kick on all four quarter notes like a foot stamping on stage, snare and handclaps on 2 and 4 (often with group chants and overdubbed stamping), low tom doubling 1 and 3 for a “march” thud, tambourine on the offbeat. Tempos 115–135. Variants: light shuffle (T. Rex), “Glitter beat” version with two drum kits in unison and lots of tom, stop with only handclaps and voice.