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Drum Patterns

Taiko Drums

In Japanese, taiko literally means “drum,” though the term has also come to refer to the art of Japanese drumming, also known as kumi-daiko. Taiko has been a part of the Japanese culture for centuries. Centuries ago, taiko was used predominantly in the military arena. As it evolved, Japanese Buddhist and Shinto religions gradually began to take it on as a sacred instrument.

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How to make "Tokyo Taiko" drum pattern?

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

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• Tokyo Taiko
CH---X------------
OH-X---X---X-X---X
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SDX------XX---XXX-
BD--X-X-X---X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH---X----------X-
OH--X-X-X--X-X----
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SDX------XX----X-X
BD-X---X----X-X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH---X------------
OH-X---X---X-X----
CY----------------
CB---X------------
CP----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SDX------XX---XXXX
BD--X-X-X---X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH---X--------X-XX
OH-X---X----X-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP-------------X-X
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SDX------XX-------
BD--X-X-X--X-X----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Dnb noise action" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 6, 9.
Step 2: Place cymbal on beat 15.
Step 3: Place cowbell on beats 8, 15.
Step 4: Place clap on beat 15.
Step 5: Place rimshot on beats 3, 7, 11.

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• Dnb noise action
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY--------------X-
CB-------X------X-
CP--------------X-
RS--X---X---X-----
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BDX----X--X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB-------X------X-
CP--------------X-
RS--X---X---X---X-
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BDX----X--X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Taiko Drum Pattern" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 3, 9.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 1, 7.
Step 3: Place high tom on beats 6, 12, 15.
Step 4: Place mid tom on beats 5, 11, 13, 16.
Step 5: Place low tom on beats 3, 9.

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• Taiko Drum Pattern
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
RS----------------
HT-----X-----X--X-
MT----X-----X-X--X
LT--X-----X-------
SDX-----X---------
BD--X-----X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
RS----------------
HT-----X-----XX---
MT----X-----XX--X-
LT--X-----X------X
SDX-----X------X--
BD--X-----X------X
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
RS----------------
HT-----X-----X--X-
MT----X-----X-X--X
LT--X-----X-------
SDX-----X---------
BD--X-----X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
RS----------------
HT-----X----------
MT----X-----X-----
LT--X-----X---X-X-
SDX-----X----X-X-X
BD--X-----X---X-X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "African Fanga" drum pattern?

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

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• African Fanga
CH--XX--XX--XX--X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD---X--X-----X---
BDX----X--X-X--X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH-XX---XX--XX----
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD--X---X-----X-XX
BDX----X--X-X--X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--XX--XX--XX--XX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD---X--X-----X---
BDX----X--X-X--X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--XX--XXX-------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT------------X---
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD---X--X--XXX-XXX
BDX----X--X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Bon Daiko" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beat 13.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 1, 3, 5, 13, 15 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place rimshot on beats 7, 8, 9, 11.
Step 4: Place high tom on beats 1, 5.
Step 5: Place mid tom on beat 3.
Step 6: Place low tom on beat 15.

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• Bon Daiko
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS------XXX-X-----
HTX---X-----------
MT--X-------------
LT--------------X-
SDX-X-X-------X-X-
BD------------X---
AC------------X---
GH----------------
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