Part 4 · Rock Grooves · Chapter 46
The basic rock beat is the groove behind thousands of songs. Your right hand plays eighth notes on the hi-hat, your right foot plays the bass drum on 1 and 3, and your left hand plays the snare on 2 and 4.
Right hand, eighth notes. Count 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &.
Bass drum on 1 and 3, played together with the hi-hat.
The complete beat: snare on 2 and 4.
If the full beat falls apart, go back to the hi-hat alone, then add one limb at a time. This is how every new groove should be learned.