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Drum Patterns

Acoustic

Acoustic drums use the vibration of a drumhead stretched across a wooden or metal shell. From tiny snare drums to massive bass drums, acoustic drums come in various shapes and sizes and can be played solo or as part of a full drum set. Rock, jazz, and classical music are only a few musical styles that incorporate them.

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How to make "Acoustic Chillout" drum pattern?

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

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• Acoustic Chillout
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How to make "James Gadson – Kissing My Love" drum pattern?

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

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• James Gadson - Kissing My Love
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How to make "All Infections Deployed Simultaneously" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 10, 13.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 4, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15.
Step 3: Place open hi-hat on beat 3.
Step 4: Place rimshot on beat 12.
Step 5: Place high tom on beat 4.
Step 6: Place mid tom on beats 5, 15.
Step 7: Place low tom on beats 7, 15.

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• All Infections Deployed Simultaneously
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How to make "Bernard Purdie – Rock Steady" drum pattern?

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

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• Bernard Purdie - Rock Steady
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How to make "James Gadson – Use Me" drum pattern?

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

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• James Gadson - Use Me
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How to make "Bernard Purdie – O-o-h Child" drum pattern?

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

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• Bernard Purdie - O-o-h Child
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How to make "James Black – Hook and Sling" drum pattern?

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

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• James Black - Hook and Sling
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How to make "James Gadson – Let a Woman Be a Woman, Let a Man Be a Man" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 3, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14 (syncopated pattern with 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.

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• James Gadson - Let a Woman Be a Woman, Let a Man Be a Man
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How to make "James Gadson – Express Yourself" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 9, 12, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16.
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).

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• James Gadson - Express Yourself
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How to make "James Gadson – Books Of Moses" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 12.
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).

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• James Gadson - Books Of Moses
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How to make "Zigaboo Modeliste – Cissy Strut (second A section)" drum pattern?

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

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• Zigaboo Modeliste - Cissy Strut (second A section)
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How to make "Clyde Stubblefield – Mother Popcorn" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 8, 10, 15.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).

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• Clyde Stubblefield - Mother Popcorn
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