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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 "House 4 On The Floor 53" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13, 15, 16 (syncopated pattern with 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 3, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).
Step 5: Place high tom on beat 12.
Step 6: Place mid tom on beats 3, 6, 14, 15.

• House 4 On The Floor 53
CH--X---X---X---X-
OH--X---X---X---X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HT-----------X----
MT--X--X-------XX-
LC----------------
SD----X-------X-XX
BDX---X---X---X-X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--X---X---X-----
OH--X---X---X-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MT-----------X--X-
LC----------------
SD-X--X-------X-X-
BDX---X---X---X-X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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dahouse 0 118 0

How to make "House 4 On The Floor 24" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 3, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).
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 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16.
Step 5: Place maraca on beat 16.

• House 4 On The Floor 24
CH--X---X---X---X-
OH--X---X---X---X-
CYX---XX-XXX--XX-X
CB----------------
MA---------------X
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--X---X---X-----
OH--X---X---X-----
CY--X--X---XX-X---
CB----------------
MAXX--------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Motown Beat Fill 2" drum pattern?

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

• Motown Beat Fill 2
CHX-X-X-X-X-------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SDX---X---X--XXXXX
BDX---------X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "House Halftime 17" drum pattern?

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

• House Halftime 17
CH---X--X--X----X-
OH---X--X--X----X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MAXXXX-XXXXXXXXX-X
CL----------------
HT--------X-------
MT----X---------X-
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----------X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX------XX-----X-
OHX------XX-----X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MAXX-XX-XXXXXXXXXX
CL----------------
HT----X-----------
MTX----X----------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BD------------X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "House 4 On The Floor 70" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 7, 12.
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 3, 5, 7, 11, 14.
Step 5: Place mid tom on beat 12.

• House 4 On The Floor 70
CH----------------
OH--X---X---X---X-
CY--X-X-X---X--X--
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MT-----------X----
LC----------------
SD------X----X----
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH--X---X---X-----
CY-X-XX-----X-X-XX
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MT-X---------X---X
LC----------------
SD------X----X--X-
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Get Out Hat Var 2" 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, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15.

• Get Out Hat Var 2
CHX-XX--XXX-XX-XX-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX------XX-X----X
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-XX--XXX-XX-X--
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX------XX-X----X
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Chilled Beat 1 Stick B" drum pattern?

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

• Chilled Beat 1 Stick B
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
RS----X-------X---
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX-----X---------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
RS----X----X--X---
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX--X--X---X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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hipbeats 0 125 0

How to make "House 4 On The Floor 3" 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 open hi-hat on beats 3, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).
Step 4: Place cowbell on beats 2, 4, 6, 10.
Step 5: Place high tom on beats 4, 12, 14.
Step 6: Place low conga on beat 16.

• House 4 On The Floor 3
CH----------------
OH--X---X---X---X-
CY----------------
CB-X-X-X---X------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HT---X-------X-X--
MC----------------
LC---------------X
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH--X---X---X-----
CY----------------
CB-X---X---X---X--
MA----------------
CL----------------
HT-------X--------
MC----------------
LC---X---------X--
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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dahouse 0 79 0

How to make "Just Boom Bap – Drums 8" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 8, 9.
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 8
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X----XX-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "House Groovy 12" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 7, 11, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beat 12.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 4, 12, 13.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 4, 7, 12, 13.
Step 5: Place cymbal on beats 1, 13.
Step 6: Place cowbell on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16.
Step 7: Place high tom on beat 2.
Step 8: Place mid tom on beat 5.

• House Groovy 12
CH---X-------XX---
OH---X--X----XX---
CYX-----------X---
CBXXXXX-XX-----XXX
MA----------------
CL----------------
HT-X--------------
MT----X-----------
LC----------------
SD-----------X----
BDX--X--X---X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH---X-X----X----X
OH---X-X----X----X
CY---X------------
CBXX--X-X-X---XXX-
MA----------------
CL----------------
HT--------X-------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD-----------X--X-
BDX--X--X--X-X--X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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dahouse 0 114 0

How to make "Afro-Cuban 1" drum pattern?

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

• Afro-Cuban 1
CHX-XXX-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS------X---X---X-
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-XXX-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS------X-----X---
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BDX-------X-X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX---------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT------XXXXX-----
LT------------XXXX
SD-XXXX-----------
BDX---------------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Afro-Cuban 10" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 3, 4, 6, 7.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 3, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).
Step 4: Place mid tom on beats 1, 9, 11.
Step 5: Place low tom on beats 13, 14, 15, 16.

• Afro-Cuban 10
CH--X---X---X---X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MTX-------X-X-----
LT------------XXXX
SD--XX-XX---------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX---X---X---X---
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB--------X-X-X-X-
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----X-XX--------
LT----------------
SDX-XX------------
BD----------------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 139 0
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