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Breakbeat

Broad type of electronic music that uses drum breaks, often sampled from early recordings of funk, jazz, and R&B. Breakbeats have been used in styles such as Florida breaks, hip hop, jungle, drum and bass, big beat, breakbeat hardcore, and UK garage styles.

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How to make "The Roots – You Got Me (Drums Final Part)" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15.
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).

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• The Roots - You Got Me (Drums Final Part)
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How to make "Roger Hawkins – Respect Yourself" drum pattern?

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

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• Roger Hawkins - Respect Yourself
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How to make "Clyde Stubblefield – Funky Drummer" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 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, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 6, 8, 14.

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• Clyde Stubblefield - Funky Drummer
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How to make "Herman "Roscoe" Ernest III – Lady Marmalade" 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, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).

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• Herman "Roscoe" Ernest III - Lady Marmalade
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How to make "James Gadson – Kissing My Love (Beat Club)" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 2, 4, 12, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 8, 10, 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.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 15.

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• James Gadson - Kissing My Love (Beat Club)
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How to make "Allan Schwartzberg – Funky President" drum pattern?

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

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• Allan Schwartzberg - Funky President
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How to make "Bernard Purdie – The Fez" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9 (downbeats).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 3, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).

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• Bernard Purdie - The Fez
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How to make "Tony Allen – Expensive Shit" drum pattern?

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

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• Tony Allen - Expensive Shit
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How to make "Bernard Purdie – Synthetic Substitution" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 8, 10, 11, 12, 16.
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).

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• Bernard Purdie - Synthetic Substitution
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How to make "Zigaboo Modeliste – Cissy Strut (b-section)" drum pattern?

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

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• Zigaboo Modeliste - Cissy Strut (b-section)
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How to make "Zigaboo Modeliste – Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug, Pt. I" drum pattern?

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

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• Zigaboo Modeliste - Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug, Pt. I
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How to make "Clyde Stubblefield – Cold Sweat" drum pattern?

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

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• Clyde Stubblefield - Cold Sweat
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