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How to make "Madonna – Justify My Love" drum pattern?

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

• Madonna - Justify My Love
CHX-X-X-XX-X---X--
OH----------X-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X--X-X--X---
BDX-X---X---X--X--
ACX-X-X-------X---
GH----------------
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NewSchool 0 432 0

How to make "Pharrell Williams – Happy" 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, 5, 13.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 9.
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Pharrell Williams - Happy
CHX---X-------X---
OH--------X-------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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NewSchool 1 340 0

How to make "Electro – 1982 (Part 1)" 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, 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, 5, 7, 13.
Step 5: Place clave on beats 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 15, 16.
Step 6: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Electro - 1982 (Part 1)
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OHX---X-X-----X---
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CLXX-X--XX------XX
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---------
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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Power 0 54 0

How to make "Techno – 160 BPM" 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 cymbal on beat 1 (downbeat).

• Techno - 160 BPM
CH----------------
OH--X---X---X---X-
CYX---------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 160BPM 1
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Power 1 670 0

How to make "Reggaeton – Reggaeton" 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, 16.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 4: Place low conga on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Reggaeton - Reggaeton
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----X-------X---
SD--X----X--X----X
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 90BPM 1
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Mike 0 710 0

How to make "Latin – Bossa" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 9, 15.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 3: Place mid conga on beats 3, 9, 15.
Step 4: Place clave on beats 3, 5, 9, 11, 15.

• Latin - Bossa
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL--X-X---X-X---X-
HC----------------
MC--X-----X-----X-
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX-----X-X-----X-
AC----X-------X---
GH----------------
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Brazil 0 110 0

How to make "The 808 Crew – Message Style" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 2, 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 low conga on beats 4, 9, 12.
Step 5: Place mid conga on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 6: Place high conga on beat 3.
Step 7: Place clave on beats 14, 16.
Step 8: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 9: Place cowbell on beats 2, 9, 12.

• The 808 Crew - Message Style
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB-X------X--X----
MA----X-------X---
CL-------------X-X
HC--X-------------
MC----X-------X---
LC---X----X--X----
SD----X-------X---
BDXX----X-X-------
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
Play 110BPM 1
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The 808 Crew 1 109 0

How to make "Zero8music" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9, 10.
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 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15.
Step 5: Place cowbell on beats 2, 8, 10, 16.

• Zero8music
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB-X-----X-X-----X
MA----------------
CLX-XX-XX-X-XX-XX-
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------XX------
ACX---X---X---X---
GH----------------
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zero8music 0 38 0

How to make "Thickdaddy" drum pattern?

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

• Thickdaddy
CHX-XXX-X-X-XXX-X-
OHX---------------
CY----------------
CB--X-------------
MA----X-------X---
CL----X-----X-X---
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX--X--X-X--X--X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 140BPM 1
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thickdaddy 0 119 0

How to make "Grandmaster Melle Mel – Beat Street" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place open hi-hat on beat 15.
Step 4: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Grandmaster Melle Mel - Beat Street
CH----------------
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X--X--X--X--X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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YB70 0 136 0

How to make "Grandmaster Flash – The Message" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 2, 7, 9.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place open hi-hat on beats 1, 9 (downbeats).
Step 4: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Grandmaster Flash - The Message
CH----------------
OHX-------X-------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDXX----X-X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 101BPM 1
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YB70 0 195 0

How to make "Kraftwerk – Autobahn" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 9, 11.
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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15.
Step 6: Place maraca on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15.

• Kraftwerk - Autobahn
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MAX-X-X-XX-X-XX-X-
CLX-X-X-XX-X-XX-X-
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X-----X-X-----
ACX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
GH----------------
Play 86BPM 1
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Octa 0 363 0
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