How to make "Afro-Cuban 6" drum pattern?
Bar #1
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9, 11, 15.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
Step 3: Place rimshot on beats 4, 7, 13.
Bar #2
Step 1: Place bass drum on beat 1 (downbeat).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 4, 7, 9.
Step 3: Place cowbell on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 7.
Step 4: Place high tom on beat 13.
Step 5: Place mid tom on beat 11.
Step 6: Place low tom on beat 15.
• Afro-Cuban 6
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How to make "Run DMC – Sucker M.C.'s" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place clap on beats 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
• Run DMC - Sucker M.C.'s
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How to make "SWAG BOUNCE" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 9, 12.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 4, 9.
Step 5: Place cymbal on beat 13.
Step 6: Place cowbell on beats 8, 11.
Step 7: Place maraca on beats 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15.
Step 8: Place clave on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 11, 12, 13.
Step 9: Place high conga on beat 6.
Step 10: Place low conga on beat 7.
• SWAG BOUNCE
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How to make "first one" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 7, 9, 10, 16.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 4, 5, 13 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 6, 10, 14, 16.
Step 4: Place maraca on beats 2, 5, 8, 12, 15.
Step 5: Place low tom on beats 1, 6, 12.
• first one
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How to make "Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16.
Step 5: Place cymbal on beat 1 (downbeat).
• Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
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How to make "SwampCroc" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9 (downbeats).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 15 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
• SwampCroc
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How to make "simple" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 10.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 4, 15.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16.
• simple
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