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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 "Rollin 4 8-bar" drum pattern?

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

• Rollin 4 8-bar
CHX-X-X-X---X-X-X-
OH--------X-X-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X--X-X--X---
BDX--X------X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X---X-X-X-
OH--------X-X-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----XX-X-X--X---
BDX---------X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X---X-X-X-
OH--------X-X-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----XX-X-X--X---
BDX-X-------X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X---X-X-X-
OH--------X-X-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----XXXX-X--XX--
BDX---------X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X---X-X-X-
OH--------X-X-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD--XXX--X-X--XX--
BDX---------X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X---X-X-X-
OH--------X-X-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----XX-X-X--XX--
BDX---------X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X---X-X-X-
OH--------X-X-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-XX-X--XX-X
BDX--X------X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X---X-X-X-
OH--------X-X-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD--X-XX-X-X--XX-X
BDX---------X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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gm 0 69 0

How to make "House Groovy 38" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 12, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 11, 12, 13 (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 open hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 5: Place rimshot on beats 3, 7, 11.
Step 6: Place high tom on beat 1 (downbeat).
Step 7: Place mid tom on beats 3, 10.

• House Groovy 38
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
RS--X---X---X-----
HTX---------------
MT--X------X------
LC----------------
SD----X-----XXX---
BDX---X---X--X--X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--X-X-X-X-X-----
OHX-X-X-X-X-X-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
RS--X---X---X---X-
HT---------------X
MT----X-X-X---X---
LC----------------
SD----X-----XXX---
BDX---X----X-X--X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 130BPM 1 2
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dahouse 0 133 0

How to make "House 4 On The Floor 1" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9 (downbeats) and snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat) for a basic rock groove.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 5, 9.
Step 3: Place open hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 4: Place maraca on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (sixteenth notes).

• House 4 On The Floor 1
CHX---X---X-------
OHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OHX-X-X-X-X-X-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
MAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 120BPM 1 2
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dahouse 0 54 0

How to make "Old School 11" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 5, 11, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13, 15 (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.

• Old School 11
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X---
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SDX---X---X---X-X-
BDX-X-X-----X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X---X-X-
OHX---------X-X---
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SDX---X---X---X-X-
BD--X-X-----X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 140BPM 1 2
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gm 0 174 0

How to make "House 4 On The Floor 77" 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 beat 6.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 6, 15.
Step 5: Place rimshot on beat 1 (downbeat).
Step 6: Place high tom on beats 2, 10.
Step 7: Place mid tom on beats 4, 14, 16.

• House 4 On The Floor 77
CH-----X----------
OH-----X--------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
RSX---------------
HT-X-------X------
MT---X---------X-X
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH-----X----------
OH-----X---------X
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
RS-------------XX-
HT---------------X
MT-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 130BPM 1 2
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dahouse 0 48 0

How to make "Chilled Beat 2 Clap Fill 1" drum pattern?

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

• Chilled Beat 2 Clap Fill 1
CHX-X-X-X-XX--X---
OH----------X-X---
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----X-------X-XX
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX------X--X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 77BPM 1
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hipbeats 0 113 0

How to make "Get Out" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 8, 9, 11, 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, 15 (eighth notes).

• Get Out
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX------XX-X----X
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 89BPM 1
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gm 0 153 0

How to make "House Groovy 15" drum pattern?

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

• House Groovy 15
CH----------------
OH--X---X---X---X-
CY-X-------XX-XX-X
CB--XX--XX---X--X-
MA----X-----------
RS-X-----------X--
HT----------------
MT----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH--X---X---X-----
CYX-X--XXX-XXX--XX
CB-X--------------
MA----------------
RS-X---X-------X--
HT--X-------------
MT-----X----------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX--X--X---X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 120BPM 1 2
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dahouse 0 85 0

How to make "Chilled Beat 2 Stick Fill 3" drum pattern?

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

• Chilled Beat 2 Stick Fill 3
CHX-X-X-X-XX--X---
OH----------X-X---
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
RS----X-------X-X-
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX-X------XX-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 77BPM 1
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hipbeats 0 117 0

How to make "Drum&Bass Hat Fill 2" drum pattern?

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

• Drum&Bass Hat Fill 2
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-----
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD-X--X--X-X--XXXX
BDX-X-----X-X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 151BPM 1
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dbass 0 99 0

How to make "Swing 6-8 Verse Fill 15" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9 (downbeats).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
Step 3: Place open hi-hat on beat 1 (downbeat).

• Swing 6-8 Verse Fill 15
CH----------------
OHX---------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD--XXXXX---------
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 76BPM 1
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gm 0 116 0

How to make "Funk 1B" drum pattern?

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

• Funk 1B
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X--X
BDX--X------XX-X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 92BPM 1
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hipbeats 0 110 0
4,133 patterns, 77,096 beats
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