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

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 9, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beat 7.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 5, 7, 13, 15.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 1, 9 (downbeats).
Step 5: Place low conga on beat 15.
Step 6: Place mid conga on beat 13.
Step 7: Place cowbell on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).

• Cha Cha Cha - Pattern 1
CH----X-X-----X-X-
OHX-------X-------
CY----------------
CBX---X---X---X---
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC------------X---
LC--------------X-
SD------X---------
BDX-----X-X-----X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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Brazil 0 126 0

How to make "80’sbaby – T808 funk" drum pattern?

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

• 80'sbaby - T808 funk
CHXXX---XXXX--XXXX
OH----X-----X-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CLX--X-X-X-X-X-XX-
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX--XX-----X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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80'sbaby 0 126 0

How to make "davepegz" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 3, 8, 11, 15.
Step 3: Place low conga on beat 9.
Step 4: Place cowbell on beats 1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 15.

• davepegz
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX---XX--XX--X-X-
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC--------X-------
SD--X----X--X---X-
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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davepegz 0 125 0

How to make "New Order – Truth" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place snare drum on beat 13.
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 clave on beat 15.

• New Order - Truth
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL--------------X-
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD------------X---
BD----------------
ACX-XXXXX---------
GH----------------
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BrianCoyne 0 125 0

How to make "Hip Hop – Best 80s Groove" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 2, 4, 7, 11.
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 clave on beats 4, 8, 12, 16.
Step 6: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Hip Hop - Best 80s Groove
CH-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
OHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CL---X---X---X---X
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDXX-X--X---X-----
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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Power 0 124 0

How to make "2 Live Crew – The Revelation" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place clave on beat 15.
Step 4: Place cowbell on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15.

• 2 Live Crew - The Revelation
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX-X-X-XX-X-XX-X-
MA----------------
CL--------------X-
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X-------X-
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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beatmachine 0 124 0

How to make "Hypnobeat – Donna’s Gift #2 (1986)" drum pattern?

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

• Hypnobeat - Donna's Gift #2 (1986)
CH--------X---XXX-
OH-------X--------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CL----XXXXXXX--XXX
HC--X----XX-X-X-XX
MCX--X-XX--X-X--X-
LCX-X-X----X--X---
SD--------X-------
BDXXXXX-----------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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James Dean Brown 0 123 0

How to make "Enigma – Sadness" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 7, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 12.
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).

• Enigma - Sadness
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X------X----
BDX--X--X---X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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infinitecool 0 122 0

How to make "808 – Rap" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 16.
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, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 2, 3, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16.
Step 5: Place low conga on beats 1, 4, 8, 11.
Step 6: Place mid conga on beats 7, 8, 10, 11.
Step 7: Place high conga on beats 1, 2, 14.
Step 8: Place clave on beats 2, 3, 5, 6, 14, 16.
Step 9: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 10: Place cowbell on beats 3, 8, 12, 14.
Step 11: Place cymbal on beat 1 (downbeat).

• 808 - Rap
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXX-XX
OH-XX-------XX-XXX
CYX---------------
CB--X----X---X-X--
MA----X-------X---
CL-XX-XX-------X-X
HCXX-----------X--
MC------XX-XX-----
LCX--X---X--X-----
SD----X-------X---
BDXXXX--XXX------X
AC----------------
GH----------------
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808 0 122 0

How to make "Newcleus – Computer Age (Push the Button)" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 11, 14.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Newcleus - Computer Age (Push the Button)
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---X--X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
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808 1 121 0

How to make "Electro Funk – Grooveline" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 9, 12.
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, 13.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 15.
Step 5: Place low conga on beats 1, 2, 4, 6, 8.
Step 6: Place mid conga on beats 4, 9, 12.
Step 7: Place high conga on beats 1, 2.
Step 8: Place clave on beats 2, 8, 12.
Step 9: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 10: Place cowbell on beats 7, 9, 12, 13, 14.
Step 11: Place cymbal on beat 1 (downbeat).

• Electro Funk - Grooveline
CHX-XXX-XXX-X-X---
OH--------------X-
CYX---------------
CB------X-X--XXX--
MA----X-------X---
CL-X-----X---X----
HCXX--------------
MC---X----X--X----
LCXX-X-X-X--------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X-X--X----
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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Power 0 121 0

How to make "rds076" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 6, 9, 13.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 7, 11.
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 open hi-hat on beats 3, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).
Step 5: Place cymbal on beat 13.

• rds076
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH--X---X---X---X-
CY------------X---
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-X---X-----
BDX-X--X--X---X---
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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rds076 1 121 0
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