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How to make "When the Levee Breaks" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 15.
• When the Levee Breaks
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