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How to make "Giorgio Moroder – Disco 1978" 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, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).

• Giorgio Moroder - Disco 1978
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH--X---X---X---X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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behringers 0 107 0

How to make "LRS-12 – Saturday Mood" drum pattern?

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

• LRS-12 - Saturday Mood
CHXXX-X-X-XXX-XXX-
OH----------------
CY----X----X-X----
CB--X-----------X-
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X-X-----X-
ACXXXXXXX------XXX
GH----------------
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leahshawmusic 0 85 0

How to make "Afrika Bambaataa – Planet Rock" 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, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 5: Place cowbell on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15.

• Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock
CHX-XXX-XXX-XXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX-X-X-XX-X-XX-X-
MA----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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808 0 97 0

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

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 7, 9, 11.
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 cymbal on beat 1 (downbeat).

• Rock - Pattern 1
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CYX---------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X---X-X-X-----
ACX---X---X---X---
GH----------------
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Power 0 1K 0

How to make "OMD – Enola Gay" 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, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 4: Place high conga on beats 3, 5, 11, 13.
Step 5: Place low conga on beats 1, 7, 9, 15.

• OMD - Enola Gay
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC--X-X-----X-X---
MC----------------
LCX-----X-X-----X-
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC--X-X-----X-X---
MC----------------
LCX-----X-X-----X-
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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halftonedown 0 145 0

How to make "James Brown – Funky Drummer" drum pattern?

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

• James Brown - Funky Drummer
CHXXXXXXX-XXXXX-XX
OH-------X-----X--
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X--X-X-XX--X
BDX-X---X---X--X--
ACX-X----X-X--X---
GH----------------
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Power 0 103 0

How to make "Techno – 180 BPM" drum pattern?

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

• Techno - 180 BPM
CH----------------
OH--X---X---X---X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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Power 0 748 0

How to make "Vanilla Ice – Ice Ice Baby" 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 maraca on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).

• Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MAX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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Power 0 247 0

How to make "Freestyle – Don’t Stop The Rock" 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, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 5: Place cowbell on beats 1, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 16.

• Freestyle - Don't Stop The Rock
CHX-XXX-XXX-XX-XXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX--XX--X-XX-X--X
MA----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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Mackey 0 89 0

How to make "Herbie Hancock – Rock It" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 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, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
Step 5: Place high conga on beats 1, 3, 8, 10.

• Herbie Hancock - Rock It
CHXXXXXXXX-XXXXXX-
OHXXXXXXXX-XXXXXX-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HCX-X----X-X------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X---XX--------
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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DJ Rock 0 103 0

How to make "Daft Punk – Revolution 909 2" drum pattern?

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

• Daft Punk - Revolution 909 2
CHXX-----XX----X-X
OH--X---X---X---X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
ACX---X---X---X---
GH----------------
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Mackey 0 146 0

How to make "Genesis – Man on the Corner" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 3, 7, 9, 11, 13.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15.
Step 3: Place low conga on beats 1, 5, 11.
Step 4: Place mid conga on beats 3, 9.
Step 5: Place high conga on beats 11, 12, 13, 15.

• Genesis - Man on the Corner
CHX-X-----X-XXX-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------XXX-X-
MC--X-----X-------
LCX---X-----X-----
SD----------------
BD--X---X-X-X-X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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