Drum notation, fast.

Write drum charts as fast as you can tap them.

A drum notation tool built around a step grid.

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Free to use · Works on phone, tablet & desktop

A step grid showing a drum beat in the Beam editor

The same drum beat shown as engraved notation

Features

Everything a drummer needs to write drum notation.

A step grid turning into engraved drum notation

Step-grid notation

Tap the grid and Beam engraves real drum notation. All the common articulations and note types, including ghost notes, accents and flams.

Rhythm generator

Build rhythms, patterns and fills from the ingredients and rules you pick. Great for teachers and students making practice material around a theme.

A drum chart shown in both score and worksheet layouts

Worksheet and score layouts

Build the chart once, then choose how it’s read: a worksheet layout for practice, or a score layout for the full chart.

The Beam share menu with live link and snapshot options

Share by link

Send a live link that updates as you edit, or a snapshot — a frozen copy that keeps working even if you change or delete the original.

Pro & Teacher

More for gigging drummers, students, and teachers.

Pro

Setlists

Create and arrange your charts into setlists. Setlist view brings up each chart in turn for easy live navigation.

The setlist picker open over a chart, showing eleven songs in playing order

Pro

Print-ready PDF

Export a whole chart as a print-ready PDF. PNG is free for everyone, and Pro drops the watermark.

Teacher

Build 2- and 4-bar worksheets

Write longer worksheet exercises of 2 and 4 bars.

Two worksheet exercises built in Beam — a 2-bar half-time groove sheet and a 4-bar mixed-fills sheet, side by side

Teacher

Organise by student and location

Each student’s worksheets in one place, grouped by where you teach them, with status tags showing their progress.

Teacher

Shared student folders

Grant each student read-only access to their folder. No more lost worksheets or excuses for not knowing what to practise.

A teacher’s view of a student’s shared worksheet folder

Pricing

Start free. Upgrade when you need more.

Every plan includes the full editor. The more you teach and play, the harder Beam works for you.

Free

£0 forever

For everyone. The full editor, free.

The complete step-grid editor
Rhythm, pattern and fill generator
Customise your kit voices
Live and snapshot share links
Export bars as a PNG image
Sync across your devices
Up to 10 charts

Get started

Pro Unlimited

£4 per month

For gigging drummers and serious students.

Everything in Free
Unlimited charts
Automatic cloud backups
PDF and watermark-free PNG export
Setlists — order charts for a gig

Go Pro

Teacher Everything

£8 per month

For drum teachers and their students.

Everything in Pro
Build 2- and 4-bar worksheets
Organise charts by student and location
Track student progress on every worksheet
Shared folders for each student

Get Teacher

Your first chart is a tap away.

No sign-up needed to try it — open Beam and get tapping.

Start writing charts