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 3, 7, 11.
Step 3: Place open hi-hat on beat 15.
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Step 1: Place high tom on beat 1 (downbeat).
Step 2: Place mid tom on beats 5, 9, 11.
Step 3: Place low tom on beats 13, 15.
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Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9, 12.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place cymbal on beats 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16.
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Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 9, 12.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 8, 13, 16 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place cymbal on beats 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16.
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Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 11, 14, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
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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 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16.
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Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 7, 9, 13.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 1, 2, 3, 5.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 5, 9, 13.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 11, 15.
Step 5: Place clap on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
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Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15.
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Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 9, 15.
Step 2: Place cymbal on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 3: Place rimshot on beats 1, 7, 13.
Step 4: Place mid tom on beats 3, 9, 15.
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Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 7, 11.
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).
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Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 4, 7, 12, 15.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
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Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 7, 13 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
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