60 Drum Limb Independence Exercises 3-Way Quartet Patterns

Drum grooves typically involve playing a rhythmic pattern with one limb while the other limbs play different patterns on the rest of the drum kit. The eighth-note cymbal pattern, commonly played on the hi-hat or ride cymbal, is widely used in rock, pop, and other genres. This pattern forms the foundation of most drum grooves and helps develop the ability to maintain steady time with one limb while the others play independently. For instance, the hi-hat foot keeps time in drum solos, allowing freedom to play the bass drum and the rest of the kit with the hands. The following drumming exercises are designed to develop three-way limb independence, where one limb keeps time while two other limbs play the fundamental drumming patterns.

If you are unfamiliar with the fundamental drumming patterns, please review them to learn how they simplify and enhance the efficient development of drumming skills before continuing.

If the current exercises do not align with your skill level or development goals, please visit our drum practice exercise library to find more suitable ones.

Limb Notation Key
Limb Coordination
1 Left Foot
2 Right Foot
3 Left Hand
4 Right Hand

Basic 3 Limb Independence Group 4 Left Foot Lead

Attainment minutes 165
Exercise 1 Left Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ■○○○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 2 Left Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ○■○○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 3 Left Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ○○■○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 4 Left Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ○○○■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 5 Left Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ■■○○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 6 Left Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ○■■○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
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Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 7 Left Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ○○■■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
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Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 8 Left Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ■○○■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
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Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 9 Left Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ■○■○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 10 Left Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ○■○■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 11 Left Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ■■■○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 12 Left Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ○■■■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 13 Left Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ■○■■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 14 Left Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ■■○■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 15 Left Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ■■■■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Basic 3 Limb Independence Group 4 Right Foot Lead

Attainment minutes 165
Exercise 1 Right Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ■○○○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 2 Right Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ○■○○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 3 Right Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ○○■○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 4 Right Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ○○○■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 5 Right Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ■■○○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 6 Right Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ○■■○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 7 Right Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ○○■■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 8 Right Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ■○○■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 9 Right Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ■○■○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 10 Right Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ○■○■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 11 Right Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ■■■○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 12 Right Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ○■■■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 13 Right Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ■○■■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 14 Right Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ■■○■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 15 Right Foot Lead 3 Limb Independence ■■■■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Basic 3 Limb Independence Group 4 Left Hand Lead

Attainment minutes 165
Exercise 1 Left Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ■○○○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 2 Left Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ○■○○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 3 Left Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ○○■○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 4 Left Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ○○○■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 5 Left Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ■■○○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 6 Left Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ○■■○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 7 Left Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ○○■■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 8 Left Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ■○○■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 9 Left Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ■○■○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 10 Left Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ○■○■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 11 Left Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ■■■○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
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Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 12 Left Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ○■■■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 13 Left Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ■○■■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 14 Left Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ■■○■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
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Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 15 Left Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ■■■■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Basic 3 Limb Independence Group 4 Right Hand Lead

Attainment minutes 165
Exercise 1 Right Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ■○○○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 2 Right Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ○■○○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 3 Right Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ○○■○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 4 Right Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ○○○■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 5 Right Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ■■○○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 6 Right Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ○■■○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 7 Right Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ○○■■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 8 Right Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ■○○■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 9 Right Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ■○■○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 10 Right Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ○■○■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 11 Right Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ■■■○
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 12 Right Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ○■■■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 13 Right Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ■○■■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 14 Right Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ■■○■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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Exercise 15 Right Hand Lead 3 Limb Independence ■■■■
Target grade 70
Tempo 100 - 200 step 10
Practice minutes 1
Attainment minutes 11
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