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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 "Dirty South 1 Fill" 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 closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 4, 6.

• Dirty South 1 Fill
CHX-X--XX-X-X-X-X-
OH---X-X----------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-----
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------XX-X
BDX-----X---X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 95BPM 1 2
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gm 0 86 0

How to make "House Groovy 20" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 12, 13.
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 beat 15.
Step 5: Place cowbell on beats 1, 3, 7, 11.
Step 6: Place maraca on beats 8, 9, 10, 14.
Step 7: Place mid tom on beats 2, 12, 14.

• House Groovy 20
CH----------------
OH--X---X---X---X-
CY--------------X-
CBX-X---X---X-----
MA-------XXX---X--
CL----------------
HT----------------
MT-X---------X-X--
LC----------------
SD-----------XX---
BDX---X---X---X-X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH--X---X---X-----
CY----------------
CB--X--------X---X
MA----------X-----
CL----------------
HT------X--------X
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-----X-X---
BDX---X---X---X-X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 120BPM 1 2
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dahouse 0 31 0

How to make "House Halftime 39" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
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).
Step 5: Place high tom on beats 4, 6, 8.
Step 6: Place mid tom on beats 10, 12, 16.

• House Halftime 39
CH----------------
OHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
CL----------------
HT---X-X-X--------
MT---------X-X---X
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---------X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----X-----------
OHX-X-X-X-X-X-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
MAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
CL----------------
HC----------------
MT-X---X-----X---X
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---------X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 130BPM 1 2
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dahouse 0 37 0

How to make "House Halftime 31" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 6, 13, 16 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place mid tom on beat 10.

• House Halftime 31
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MT---------X------
LC----------------
SD----XX------X--X
BDX-----X-------X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MTX-----X---------
LC----------------
SD-X--XX------X---
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 130BPM 1 2
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dahouse 0 158 0

How to make "Just Boom Bap – Drums 6" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 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).

• Just Boom Bap - Drums 6
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X-----X-X----X
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 90BPM 1
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jbb 0 30 0

How to make "Monkee Drummer" drum pattern?

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

• Monkee Drummer
CHXXXXX-XXXXXXX-XX
OH-----XX------XX-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-XX-X-XX-XX
BDX-X-------X--X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 90BPM 1
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gm 0 79 0

How to make "Hip Hop Drum 5" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 2: Place rimshot on beats 1, 2, 8, 10, 15, 16.
Step 3: Place mid tom on beats 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16.

• Hip Hop Drum 5
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
RSXX-----X-X----XX
HC----------------
MTXX-XX-XXXXX-X-XX
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BD----------------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
RSXX-----X-X-X-XXX
HC----------------
MTXX-XX-XXXXX-X-XX
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BD----------------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 120BPM 1 2
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hipbeats 0 68 0

How to make "House 4 On The Floor 44" 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 2, 6, 11, 15.
Step 4: Place maraca on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (sixteenth notes).
Step 5: Place high tom on beats 8, 10, 12.
Step 6: Place mid tom on beats 6, 16.

• House 4 On The Floor 44
CH-X---X----X---X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
CL----------------
HT-------X-X-X----
MT-----X---------X
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--X---X-X------X
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
CL----------------
HT-------X--------
MT-X-------X-X---X
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 130BPM 1 2
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dahouse 0 67 0

How to make "Chilled Beat 2" drum pattern?

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

• Chilled Beat 2
CHX-XXX-X-XXX-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-XXX-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---------X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 76BPM 1 2
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hipbeats 0 34 0

How to make "Just Boom Bap – Drums 5" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 6, 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).

• Just Boom Bap - Drums 5
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX----X--X-X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 90BPM 1
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jbb 0 65 0

How to make "Slow Grooves 6" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 6, 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, 16.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 3, 4, 7, 8.

• Slow Grooves 6
CHXX-XXX-XXXXXXXXX
OH--XX--XX--------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X--X-XX-X--X-X
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-----X-----
BDX-X-----X--X-XX-
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 66BPM 1 2
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gm 0 142 0

How to make "House 4 On The Floor 42" drum pattern?

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

• House 4 On The Floor 42
CH--X-------------
OH--X-------------
CY----------------
CB--X---X-------X-
MA----------------
CL----------------
HT----------------
MT---X---------X--
LC----------------
SD----X----X--X---
BDX---X---X--X--X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB--X---X---X---X-
MA----------------
CL----------------
HT-------X------X-
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X----X--X---
BDX---X----X-X--X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 130BPM 1 2
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dahouse 0 86 0
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