Verse:
Kick on 1 and 3
Snare on 2 and 4
Hi-hat on every eighth note
Ride cymbal on the quarter notes
Chorus:
Kick on 1 and 3
Snare on 3
Hi-hat on every eighth note
Ride cymbal on the quarter notes
Bridge:
Kick on 1 and 3
Snare on 2 and 4
Hi-hat on every sixteenth note
Ride cymbal on the quarter notes
Outro:
Kick on 1 and 3
Snare on 2 and 4
Hi-hat on every eighth note
Ride cymbal on the half notes
This pattern is then varied throughout the song to create different sections and variations on the basic rhythm. For instance, during the chorus, the drummer adds an extra snare hit on the third beat, and in the bridge, the hi-hat rhythm changes to a sixteenth-note pattern.