Rhyming Riddle 19

Here is today's riddle:

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My first is in wood but isn't in tree;
My second's in four and also in three;
My third is in music and also in tune;
My fourth is in May but isn't in June;
My whole makes a noise with a beat.
What am I?

clue:

There is only one letter that is in both four and three.

clue:

There is only one letter that is in both music and tune.

clue:

Choose which letter in wood could come before -R-U-.

reveal/hide answer

D-R-U-M.

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The first line in this riddlebee is a hard one because there are three letters that are in "wood" and not in "tree"... and it's kind of cool and weird that the words "wood" and "tree" have nothing in common, right? So too the fourth line: there are three letters that are in "May" and not in "June"... because once again, even though the months are right next to each other on the calendar. So the clues focus on steering you to the much easier lines two and three!

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