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How to make "A Guy Called Gerald – Voodoo Ray" 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 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 7, 13.
Step 5: Place clap on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 6: Place clave on beats 4, 8, 15.
Step 7: Place high tom on beats 8, 9, 12, 15.
Step 8: Place mid tom on beats 2, 5.
Step 9: Place low tom on beats 13, 15.

• A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
CHXXX-XX-XXXXX-XXX
OH------X-----X---
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----X-------X---
CL---X---X------X-
HT-------XX--X--X-
MT-X--X-----------
LT------------X-X-
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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dj_enlightenment 0 133 0

How to make "Stevie B – In My Eyes" drum pattern?

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

• Stevie B - In My Eyes
CHX-XXX-XXX-XXX-XX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA------------X---
CL----------------
HC------X---X-----
MC--------XX------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---X---X-
ACX---X-X---X-X-X-
GH----------------
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Lisa 0 133 0

How to make "RUN-DMC – Sucker MC’s" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 2, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 8, 13 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place maraca on beats 3, 6, 9, 12.

• RUN-DMC - Sucker MC's
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X--X----X---
BDXX--------X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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thekillscreens 0 133 0

How to make "Pop – Pattern 1" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 6, 9, 12.
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).
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 12.

• Pop - Pattern 1
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH-----------X----
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X--X--X--X----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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tempo 0 132 0

How to make "Freeez – I.O.U" 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 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place clave on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (sixteenth notes).
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 5, 11, 13.

• Freeez - I.O.U
CHX-XXX-XXX-XXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-----X-X---
CLXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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funky 0 132 0

How to make "Biss – Robot With A Rose" drum pattern?

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 open hi-hat on beats 3, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).

• Biss - Robot With A Rose
CH----------------
OH--X---X---X---X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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jam71 0 132 0

How to make "SOS Band – Just The Way You Like It" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 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).
Step 4: Place clave on beats 4, 12, 16.
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 6: Place cowbell on beats 3, 6, 9, 12.

• SOS Band - Just The Way You Like It
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB--X--X--X--X----
MA----X-------X---
CL---X-------X---X
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX--X--X-X-------
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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Lisa 0 132 0

How to make "avenegradelmar" drum pattern?

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

• avenegradelmar
CHX-X--X-X-X-X-X-X
OH---X--X---X---X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL--X--X--X---X---
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD--X---X--XX---X-
BDX--XX--XX---X--X
ACX--X----X----X-X
GH----------------
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avenegradelmar 0 130 0

How to make "Roland – R&B" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 (eighth notes offset by one beat).
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (sixteenth notes).
Step 5: Place low conga on beat 7.
Step 6: Place high conga on beats 2, 8, 15, 16.
Step 7: Place cymbal on beat 1 (downbeat).

• Roland - R&B
CH-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
OHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
CYX---------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC-X-----X------XX
MC----------------
LC------X---------
SD----X-------X---
BDX------X-XX--X-X
AC----------------
GH----------------
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Roland 0 130 0

How to make "Beastie Boys – Time To Get Ill" drum pattern?

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

• Beastie Boys - Time To Get Ill
CH-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OHX---------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CLXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X-X-----
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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KRK 0 130 0

How to make "Kraftwerk – Trans Europe Express" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 2, 9, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16.

• Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
CHX-XXX--XX-XXX--X
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDXX------X-X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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808 0 126 0

How to make "Afrika Bambaataa – Looking For The Perfect Beat" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 8, 9, 11, 14.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: 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 4: Place clave on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 6: Place cowbell on beats 1, 3, 5, 8, 12, 15.

• Afrika Bambaataa - Looking For The Perfect Beat
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX-X-X--X---X--X-
MA----X-------X---
CLXXXXXX----------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX------XX-X--X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
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808 1 126 0
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