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How to make "raider22" drum pattern?

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

• raider22
CHX---X---X-X-----
OH---------------X
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA-X-----XX----X-X
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD--X---X---X---XX
BDX---X---X---X---
ACX---------------
GH----------------
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raider22 0 35 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 "Information Society – Running" 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 mid conga on beats 3, 5, 11, 13.
Step 4: Place high conga on beats 1, 2, 9, 10, 15, 16.
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (sixteenth notes).

• Information Society - Running
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
CL----------------
HCXX------XX----XX
MC--X-X-----X-X---
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X-------X-
ACX---X-X-----X-X-
GH----------------
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808 0 466 0

How to make "New Order – Blue Monday" 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).
Step 3: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• New Order - Blue Monday
CH----------------
OH--X---X---X---X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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YB70 0 167 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 0 123 0

How to make "ChartBreakers" drum pattern?

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

• ChartBreakers
CHX--XXXX-X-X-----
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X------X----
CL---X-------X----
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X-X-------
ACX---X---X---X---
GH----------------
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ChartBreakers 0 271 0

How to make "ZomGie" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 3, 7, 10, 15.
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 beats 4, 8, 12, 16.
Step 5: Place low conga on beats 5, 8, 11.

• ZomGie
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH---X---X---X---X
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----X--X--X-----
SD--X---X--X----X-
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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ZomGie 0 238 0

How to make "52nd Street – Tell Me" drum pattern?

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

• 52nd Street - Tell Me
CH------XXX-XX--XX
OH----X-------X---
CY----------------
CB--------XX-XX---
MA----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X-X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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808 0 60 0

How to make "Midnight Star – Curious 2" drum pattern?

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

• Midnight Star - Curious 2
CHXX-XX-XX-XX-XXXX
OH-X---X---X------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CL-X-X----X--X---X
HC----------------
MC----------------
LCXX-X--X---X----X
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---X--XX-
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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808 0 91 0

How to make "BB & Q Band – Genie" drum pattern?

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

• BB & Q Band - Genie
CHXXXXX-XXXX----X-
OH----------X-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CL-----XXX-----XXX
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X-X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 101BPM 1
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beatmachine 0 95 0

How to make "C.O.D. – In The Bottle" drum pattern?

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

• C.O.D. - In The Bottle
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH----------------
CYX---------------
CB----------------
MAX--X--X---X--X-X
CLXX--XX--XX--XX--
HC--XX--XX--XX--XX
MC------------X---
LCX---X----X-----X
SD----X-------X--X
BDX-----X---X--X-X
AC----------------
GH----------------
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beatmachine 0 351 0

How to make "Mantronix – Needle To The Groove" 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, 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 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 (eighth notes offset by one beat).
Step 5: Place clave on beats 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15.
Step 6: Place cowbell on beats 3, 6, 9, 12, 15.

• Mantronix - Needle To The Groove
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
CY----------------
CB--X--X--X--X--X-
MA----------------
CL--XX--XX-X-X--X-
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX--X--X-X-------
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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beatmachine 0 118 0
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