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How to make "DefJam – Variation" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (sixteenth notes).
Step 4: Place clave on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14.
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
• DefJam - Variation
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