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How to make "Labelle – Lady Marmalade" drum pattern?

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

• Labelle - Lady Marmalade
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXX-XX
OH-------------X--
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD--X---X---X-X---
BDX--XX--X------X-
ACX-XXX-XXX-X-XXX-
GH----------------
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How to make "James Gadson – Let a Woman Be a Woman, Let a Man Be a Man" drum pattern?

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

• James Gadson - Let a Woman Be a Woman, Let a Man Be a Man
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X---
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--X-XX-XX--
BD--X-----X-XX-XX-
AC----X--X--X---X-
GH-------X-XX-X---
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X---
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--X-X-XX---
BD--X-------X---X-
AC----X--XXX--X-X-
GH---------X-X----
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wanderer 1 233 1

How to make "doofusBeatz666's House Music 1" 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, 8, 11, 15.
Step 3: Place maraca on beat 8.

• doofusBeatz666's House Music 1
CH--X---XX--X---X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA-------X--------
RS----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
ACX-X-----X-----X-
GH----------------
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-X
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA-------X--------
RS----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
ACX-X-----X---XXXX
GH----------------
CHXXX-X-XX--X-XXX-
OH-------------X--
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA-------X--------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
ACX-------X-----X-
GH----------------
CH-XX----X--X---X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA-------X--------
RS----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---XXXX
ACX-------X---X---
GH----------------
Play 134BPM 1 2 3 4
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doofusBeatz666 2 795 1

How to make "Cleaning Duster" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16.
Step 3: Place cowbell on beat 2.
Step 4: Place clave on beats 8, 13.
Step 5: Place high conga on beat 3.

• Cleaning Duster
CHXX-XX-XX-XX-XX-X
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB-X--------------
MA----------------
CL-------X----X---
HC--X-------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHXX-XX-XX-XX-XX-X
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB-X--------------
MA----------------
CL-------X----X---
HC--X-------------
MC-----------X-X--
LC---------------X
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 102BPM 1 2
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How to make "thomas" 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 3, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).
Step 4: Place high conga on beat 2.
Step 5: Place low conga on beats 4, 7, 12.

• thomas
CH--X---X---X---X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC-X--------------
MC----------------
LC---X--X----X----
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 120BPM 1
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How to make "Beat 3" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).

• Beat 3
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA--X-X-X---X-X-X-
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA-XX-X-X---X-X-X-
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA--X-X-X---X-X-X-
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SDXXXXX-----------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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coyotes 0 469 2

How to make "Dancing Crab" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 8.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 3: Place cowbell on beats 1, 4, 7, 10, 13.
Step 4: Place clave on beats 2, 6, 9, 14.
Step 5: Place high conga on beats 4, 8, 12, 15.
Step 6: Place mid tom on beats 4, 8, 12, 15.
Step 7: Place low conga on beats 5, 11, 15.

• Dancing Crab
CHX---X---X---X---
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX--X--X--X--X---
MA----------------
CL-X---X--X----X--
HC---X---X---X--X-
MT---X---X---X--X-
LC----X-----X---X-
SD----------------
BDX-----XX--------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "siev" drum pattern?

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

• siev
CH----------------
OH----X--X-X--XXXX
CY----------------
CB----------------
MAX-XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX-XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
ACX---X--X-X--XXXX
GH----------------
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siev 0 756 0

How to make "Tony Allen – The Same Blood" drum pattern?

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

• Tony Allen - The Same Blood
CHX-X-X-XXX-XXX-XX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD---X-XX-----XXX-
BDXX------XX------
AC-X--XX-X-X-X-X-X
GH-X--XX-X-X-X-XXX
CHX-X-X-XXX-XXX-XX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD---X-XX-----XXX-
BDXX------XX------
AC-XX-XX-X-X-X-X--
GH-X--XX-X-X-X-X-X
Play 120BPM 1 2
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wanderer 3 497 1

How to make "crazy" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 6, 10, 14.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (sixteenth notes).
Step 3: Place open hi-hat on beats 1, 2, 5, 10, 14.
Step 4: Place cymbal on beats 4, 8, 16.
Step 5: Place cowbell on beats 6, 12.
Step 6: Place clap on beat 9.
Step 7: Place rimshot on beats 2, 4, 6, 11.

• crazy
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OHXX--X----X---X--
CY---X---X-------X
CB-----X-----X----
CP--------X-------
RS-X-X-X----X-----
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX--X-X---X---X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OHXX--X----X---X--
CY---X---X-------X
CB-----X-----X----
CPX--XX---X---X---
RS----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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ThatCatJet 0 445 1

How to make "walking through the caves" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 2: Place low conga on beats 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12.
Step 3: Place mid conga on beats 1, 5, 9, 10, 16.
Step 4: Place high conga on beats 3, 7, 12.
Step 5: Place clave on beats 11, 12, 13.
Step 6: Place maraca on beat 15.
Step 7: Place cowbell on beats 3, 5, 6, 15, 16.

• walking through the caves
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB--X-XX--------XX
MA--------------X-
CL----------XXX---
HC--X---X----X----
MCX---X---XX-----X
LC--XX--XX--XX----
SD----------------
BD----------------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 95BPM 1
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dj couch 3 874 0

How to make "Clyde Stubblefield – Mother Popcorn" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 8, 10, 15.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).

• Clyde Stubblefield - Mother Popcorn
CHX---X---X---X---
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--X-X----X-
BDX-X-------X-----
AC----X--XX---X-X-
GH-------X-X------
CHX---X---X---X---
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-X-XXX-X-X-XXX-X
BD--X---X---X---X-
ACXX---X--XX---X-X
GH-X-X-X-X---X-X-X
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