How to make "Afro-Cuban 14" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 3, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).
Step 4: Place cowbell on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 5: Place high tom on beat 8.
Step 6: Place mid tom on beats 4, 12.
Step 7: Place low tom on beat 16.
• Afro-Cuban 14
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How to make "Afro-Cuban 2" 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 4, 7.
Step 4: Place mid tom on beat 11.
Step 5: Place low tom on beats 13, 15.
• Afro-Cuban 2
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How to make "Afro-Cuban 3" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9, 15.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
Step 3: Place rimshot on beat 4.
Step 4: Place mid tom on beats 7, 11.
Step 5: Place low tom on beat 15.
• Afro-Cuban 3
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How to make "Afro-Cuban 4" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9, 11, 15.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
Step 3: Place rimshot on beats 7, 13.
• Afro-Cuban 4
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How to make "Afro-Cuban 5" 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 beat 7.
Step 4: Place high tom on beat 11.
Step 5: Place low tom on beat 15.
• Afro-Cuban 5
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How to make "Afro-Cuban 6" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9, 11, 15.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
Step 3: Place rimshot on beats 4, 7, 13.
• Afro-Cuban 6
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How to make "Afro-Cuban 7" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9, 15.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
Step 3: Place rimshot on beats 4, 13.
Step 4: Place high tom on beat 7.
Step 5: Place mid tom on beat 11.
Step 6: Place low tom on beat 15.
• Afro-Cuban 7
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How to make "Afro-Cuban 8" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9 (downbeats).
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 3: Place cymbal on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
Step 4: Place rimshot on beat 7.
Step 5: Place mid tom on beat 11.
Step 6: Place low tom on beat 15.
• Afro-Cuban 8
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How to make "Afro-Cuban 9" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9 (downbeats).
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 3: Place cymbal on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
Step 4: Place rimshot on beats 4, 7, 11, 15.
• Afro-Cuban 9
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How to make "Ballad 1" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 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).
• Ballad 1
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How to make "Ballad 2" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 8, 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, 14.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 15.
• Ballad 2
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How to make "Ballad 3" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 9, 15, 16.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 3, 7, 11, 14.
• Ballad 3
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