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Drum Patterns

Roland TR-808

The TR-808 is a classic drum machine that uses analog synthesis to create its sounds. The TR-808 has become the signature machine used in most R&B and hip-hop as well as a lot of dance and techno music. Booming bass kicks, crispy snares and a distinctive cowbell sound made famous in the 1980's are all part of the 808 and its famous sound.

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How to make "16ths 8" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 6, 8, 11, 16.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (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).

• 16ths 8
CHXX--XX--XX--XX--
OH--X---X---X---X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX----X-X--X----X
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 94BPM 1
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gm 0 32 0

How to make "Slow Grooves 6 A" drum pattern?

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

• Slow Grooves 6 A
CHXX-XXX-XXXXXXXX-
OH--XX--XX-------X
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X----XX-X--X-X
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-X
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X----X--X---
BDX-XX---XX--X-X-X
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 66BPM 1 2
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gm 0 110 0

How to make "Motown Beat Fill 4" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9 (downbeats).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 1, 5, 7, 10, 13 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5.
Step 4: Place high tom on beat 11.
Step 5: Place low conga on beats 15, 16.

• Motown Beat Fill 4
CHX-X-X-----------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HT----------X-----
MC----------------
LC--------------XX
SDX---X-X--X--X---
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 135BPM 1
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hipbeats 0 158 0

How to make "Hip Hop Beat 1 Clap Fill 4" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 11.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15.
Step 3: Place maraca on beats 5, 13, 14, 16.

• Hip Hop Beat 1 Clap Fill 4
CHX-X-X-X-XXX-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------XX-X
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX-----X---X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 78BPM 1
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hipbeats 0 41 0

How to make "House Halftime 10" drum pattern?

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

• House Halftime 10
CH----X-X-X-----X-
OH------X-------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-----XXX---
BDX-----------X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----X-X-----X-X-
OH------X-------X-
CY----------------
CB---------X------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-----XX--X-
BD------------X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 120BPM 1 2
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dahouse 0 48 0

How to make "Funk 4 Fill" drum pattern?

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

• Funk 4 Fill
CHX---X-X-X-X-X-XX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-XX-XX-X---
BDX-------X--X--X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH-X-X-XX-X-XXX---
OH------------X---
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LT--------------X-
SDX-X-X--X-X--XX--
BD-X-X----X-X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 98BPM 1 2
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gm 0 54 0

How to make "Shuffles 5" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 7, 13, 15 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).

• Shuffles 5
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-X-----X-X-
BDX-X---X-X-X-X-X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-X-----X-XX
BDX-X---X-X-X-X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 122BPM 1 2
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gm 0 52 0

How to make "Funk 1 Combo 3" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 11, 12, 14.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 8, 10, 13, 16 (syncopated pattern with 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).

• Funk 1 Combo 3
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CYX---------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X--X-X--X--X
BDX--X------XX-X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X--X-X--X--X
BDX--X--X---XX-X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X---
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X--X-X--X---
BDX-XX------XX-X-X
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 92BPM 1 2 3
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hipbeats 0 122 0

How to make "House Halftime 43" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 13.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 6, 8, 15.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 3, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 3, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).
Step 5: Place cymbal on beats 1, 5.
Step 6: Place high tom on beats 5, 9.
Step 7: Place mid tom on beat 2.

• House Halftime 43
CH--X---X---X---X-
OH--X---X---X---X-
CYX---X-----------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HT----X---X-------
MT-X--------------
LC----------------
SD-----X-X------X-
BDX-----X-----X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--X---X---X-----
OH--X---X---X-----
CYX------------X--
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MT----X----X---X--
LC----------------
SD-------X------X-
BDX-----X---X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 130BPM 1 2
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dahouse 0 68 0

How to make "Chilled Beat 2 Stick Fill 5" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15.
Step 3: Place rimshot on beats 5, 13, 16.

• Chilled Beat 2 Stick Fill 5
CHX-X-X-X-XXX-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
RS----X-------X--X
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX-XX-X-X-X-X-X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 77BPM 1
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hipbeats 0 43 0

How to make "Breakthru" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 8, 10, 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).

• Breakthru
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX------X-XX-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX--X---X-XX-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX------X-XX-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXX--
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX------X-XX-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 84BPM 1 2 3 4
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gm 0 163 0

How to make "House 4 On The Floor 18" 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 3, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 5: Place high tom on beat 8.
Step 6: Place mid tom on beat 6.

• House 4 On The Floor 18
CH--X---X---X---X-
OHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HT-------X--------
MT-----X----------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X---X---X-----
OHX-X-X-X-X-X-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 120BPM 1 2
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dahouse 0 164 0
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