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How to make "Rock – Pattern 1" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 7, 9, 11.
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, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 4: Place cymbal on beat 1 (downbeat).

• Rock - Pattern 1
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CYX---------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X---X-X-X-----
ACX---X---X---X---
GH----------------
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Power 0 1K 0

How to make "Afrika Bambaataa – Planet Rock" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 5: Place cowbell on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15.

• Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock
CHX-XXX-XXX-XXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX-X-X-XX-X-XX-X-
MA----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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808 0 98 0

How to make "LRS-12 – Saturday Mood" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 9, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15.
Step 4: Place cowbell on beats 3, 15.
Step 5: Place cymbal on beats 5, 10, 12.

• LRS-12 - Saturday Mood
CHXXX-X-X-XXX-XXX-
OH----------------
CY----X----X-X----
CB--X-----------X-
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X-X-----X-
ACXXXXXXX------XXX
GH----------------
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leahshawmusic 0 86 0

How to make "Giorgio Moroder – Disco 1978" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
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 open hi-hat on beats 3, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).

• Giorgio Moroder - Disco 1978
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH--X---X---X---X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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behringers 0 107 0

How to make "Kraftwerk – Trans Europe Express" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 2, 9, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16.

• Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
CHX-XXX--XX-XXX--X
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDXX------X-X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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808 0 126 0

How to make "Freestyle – Don’t Stop The Rock 2" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 5: Place cowbell on beats 1, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 16.

• Freestyle - Don't Stop The Rock 2
CHX-XXX-XXX-XX-XXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX--XX--X-XX-X--X
MA----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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808 0 63 0

How to make "Afrika Bambaataa – Looking For The Perfect Beat" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 8, 9, 11, 14.
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, 5, 6.
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 6: Place cowbell on beats 1, 3, 5, 8, 12, 15.

• Afrika Bambaataa - Looking For The Perfect Beat
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX-X-X--X---X--X-
MA----X-------X---
CLXXXXXX----------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX------XX-X--X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 121BPM 1
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808 1 126 0

How to make "The 808 Crew – Breakdance" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 8, 10, 12, 16.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13.

• The 808 Crew - Breakdance
CHX-XX--XX-X-XX---
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX--X---X-X-X---X
ACX---X--X-X--X---
GH----------------
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The 808 Crew 0 94 0

How to make "BOSE – Rock The World" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 7.
Step 4: Place maraca on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16.
Step 5: Place cowbell on beats 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15.

• BOSE - Rock The World
CHX-----X---------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX-X-XX-X-X-XX-X-
MAX-XXX--XX-XXX--X
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---------
ACX-XXX-XXX-XXXXXX
GH----------------
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808 1 93 0

How to make "Homeboy Fresh – So Kool" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 7, 11, 14, 16.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 8, 10, 12, 13 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 8, 14.

• Homeboy Fresh - So Kool
CHXXXXXXX-XXXXX-XX
OH-------X-----X--
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X--X-X-XX---
BDX-X---X---X--X-X
ACX-X---X---X--X-X
GH----------------
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Hoodprodigy 0 96 0

How to make "Mantronix – Fresh is the word" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 8, 9, 11.
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 open hi-hat on beats 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 (eighth notes offset by one beat).
Step 5: Place clave on beats 15, 16.
Step 6: Place maraca on beats 8, 11, 12.
Step 7: Place cowbell on beats 3, 6, 9, 12, 15.

• Mantronix - Fresh is the word
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
CY----------------
CB--X--X--X--X--X-
MA-------X--XX----
CL--------------XX
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX------XX-X-----
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXX--
GH----------------
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Hoodprodigy 0 61 0

How to make "Kraftwerk – Numbers" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16.

• Kraftwerk - Numbers
CHX-XXX-XXXXXXX-XX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---------
ACX-X-X-X-X-X-X---
GH----------------
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808 0 193 0
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