One drop

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The One Drop belongs beside Steppers and Rockers to popular drum rhythms of reggae .

The One Drop gained popularity through Carlton Barrett , longtime drummer for Bob Marley & The Wailers and The Upsetters. As is typical in reggae, the one drop is based on a half-time- feel (also: half-time-feel ) in 4/4 time . In this meter , doubling the counting resolution shifts the dominant backbeat (originally on the second and fourth) to the third beat. Times two and four count as an offbeat . Essential and eponymous for the One Drop is the omission of the bass drum on the downbeat, i. H. on the first beat. The bass drum is instead played together with the backbeat, typically played as a rimclick, on the third beat. The backbeat is - influenced by the roots in the calypso - sometimes broken up by clave- like syncopations. The hi-hat is freely played in the one drop , but mostly with accents on the offbeats. Due to its unusual properties, the rhythm is sometimes characterized as “upside down” (“inside out” or “upside down”).

The One Drop can be played straight or as a shuffle rhythm.