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How to make "Rhythm & Blues 6" drum pattern?

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).

• Rhythm & Blues 6
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--XXX--X--X
BDX-X-------X--XX-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------X-----
LT--------------X-
SD----XX-X-X--XX--
BDX-X-------------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 92BPM 1 2
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 137 0

How to make "Minimal House" 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 open hi-hat on beats 3, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).
Step 4: Place clap on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 5: Place rimshot on beats 6, 15, 16.

• Minimal House
CH----------------
OH--X---X---X---X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----X-------X---
RS-----X--------XX
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 120BPM 1
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eddym 0 59 0

How to make "Pop 16" drum pattern?

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

• Pop 16
CH-XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SDX---X---X---X---
BD--X--X-X--X--X-X
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 115BPM 1
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 45 0

How to make "Maurice Starr – Electric Funky Drummer" drum pattern?

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

• Maurice Starr - Electric Funky Drummer
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-
OH---------------X
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X--X----X---
BDXX-X------X--X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 109BPM 1
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funky 1 352 0

How to make "Gigolo Tony – Hoki Poki" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 8.
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, 13, 14, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 11.

• Gigolo Tony - Hoki Poki
CHXXXXXXXXXX--XXXX
OH----------X-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----XX--------
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
Play 120BPM 1
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jam71 0 424 0

How to make "Pocket Operations – Drum Roll 20" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 1, 9, 11, 14.
Step 3: Place cymbal on beat 9.
Step 4: Place high tom on beats 3, 5.
Step 5: Place mid tom on beats 7, 15.
Step 6: Place low tom on beat 16.

• Pocket Operations - Drum Roll 20
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY--------X-------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT--X-X-----------
MT------X-------X-
LT---------------X
SDX-------X-X--X--
BD-X-X-X-X-X-XX---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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Paul Wenze 0 142 0

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

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 7.
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 open hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 5: Place clave on beats 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16.
Step 6: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 7: Place cowbell on beats 1, 4, 5, 7.
Step 8: Place cymbal on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).

• Electro Funk - Electro Boogie
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CYX---X---X---X---
CBX--XX-X---------
MA----X-------X---
CLXX-XXXXX-XX---XX
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX--X--X---------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 110BPM 1
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Power 1 262 0

How to make "Rock 17" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 7, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 10, 13 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).

• Rock 17
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X----X--X---
BDX-X---X---X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT--------XX-X----
MT----XX-X--------
LT-------------XX-
SDXX-X------------
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 100BPM 1 2
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 96 0

How to make "Funk 22" drum pattern?

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

• Funk 22
CHXXX-X-XXX---X---
OH----------X---X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-----X---X--X---
BDX--XX-X-X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT---------X------
MT----------------
LT----------X-----
SDX--XX---X---X---
BD-----X-----X----
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 94BPM 1 2
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 56 0

How to make "Metal Triplet 1 QTR OH Crash" drum pattern?

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

• Metal Triplet 1 QTR OH Crash
CH----------------
OH----X---X--X----
CYX---------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SDX-------X------X
BDXXX-XXX-XXX-XXX-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OHX---X---X---X---
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-------X--------
BDXXX-XXX-XXX-XXX-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OHX---X---X---X---
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SDX-------X-------
BDXXX-XXX-XXX-XXX-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OHX---X---X---X---
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SDX-------X-------
BDXXX-XXX-XXX-XXX-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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gm 0 77 0

How to make "Pocket Operations – House 2" 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, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (sixteenth notes).
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 3, 6, 11, 14.

• Pocket Operations - House 2
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH--X--X----X--X--
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 126BPM 1
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Paul Wenze 0 53 0

How to make "Chilled Beat 1A" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7.
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).

• Chilled Beat 1A
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X---
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X-------X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 76BPM 1 2
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hipbeats 0 40 0
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