Hi-hat

A typical drum kit. No 6. is the hi-hat.

A hi-hat, or hihat, is a pair of cymbals which can be pushed together with a pedal. It is usually part of a drum kit, and is used in many forms of music including reggae, jazz and rock and roll as well as many others.

Hi-hat Media

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  Example of ready-to-play hi-hat

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  Dance band drummer with sock, or low-hat, cymbal

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  Sabian 10" mini-hats, 1980s

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  Vented UFIP 14" hi-hat cymbals

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  Tiltable lower cymbal platforms of two hi-hat stands

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  Most stands have retractable spikes, shown here extended, to minimize slipping

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  10 inch mini-hats with (1) hi-hat rod and clutch (2) tom and cowbell holder (3) hi-hat legs and pedal

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  Hi-Hat Pedal taken from a drum kit*Drum Kit

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  Characteristic rock and hip hop hi-hat pattern  play (info • help)

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  Four-four pattern with open (o) and closed (+) hi-hat (see: percussion notation)  play (info • help)