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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 "Pocket Operations – Knocks Me Off My Feet" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 16.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place cymbal on beats 1, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 15.

• Pocket Operations - Knocks Me Off My Feet
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X---XX-XX---X-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X-X--XX-X-X--X
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X---XX-XX---X-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X-X--XX-X-X--X
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Hot Sweat" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place cymbal on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).

• Pocket Operations - Hot Sweat
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--XXX--X-XX
BDX---------X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-XXX-X-X-XXX-X-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-X-XXX-X-X-XXX--
BD--XX------XX--X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Superstition" 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, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16.

• Pocket Operations - Superstition
CHX-X-X-XXXXX-X-XX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Standard Break 1" drum pattern?

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

• Pocket Operations - Standard Break 1
CHX-X-X-X-XXX-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---------X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – The Same Blood" drum pattern?

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

• Pocket Operations - The Same Blood
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-X-XXX-XXX-XX
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD---X-XX-----XXX-
BDXX------XX------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Use Me" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 13.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place cymbal on beats 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16.

• Pocket Operations - Use Me
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-XXXXXXX-XXXX
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD--X-X-XX-XX-X-XX
BDX---X-------X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYXXX-XXXXXXX-XXXX
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-XX-X-XX-XX-X-XX
BD----X--X--X-X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--X-X--X--X
BDX-X--X-XX-XX-X-X
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYXXXXXXXXXX-X-X-X
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--X-------X
BDX-X--X--XX-X-X-X
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Cow’d Bell" drum pattern?

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

• Pocket Operations - Cowu2019d Bell
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX-XXX-XXX-XXX-XX
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-X-XXX-X-X-XXX-X
BDX--X--XX--XX-X-X
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX-XXX-XXX-XXX-XX
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-X-XXX-X-X-XXX-X
BDX-XX---XX-XX-X-X
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Mother Popcorn" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 8, 10, 15.
Step 3: Place cymbal on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).

• Pocket Operations - Mother Popcorn
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX---X---X---X---
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--X-X----X-
BDX-X-------X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX---X---X---X---
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-X-XXX-X-X-XXX-X
BD--X---X---X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Books Of Moses" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 12.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place cymbal on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).

• Pocket Operations - Books Of Moses
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X--X----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Polyrhythmic" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 3, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).

• Pocket Operations - Polyrhythmic
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD--X-X---X-XXX-XX
BDX-----X---------
AC----X---X---X---
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-X---X-X---
BD--X-----X-------
AC------X-----X---
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – The 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.

• Pocket Operations - The Funky Drummer
CHXXXXXXX-XXXXX-XX
OH-------X-----X--
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--X-X-XX--X
BDX-X---X---X--X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – I Got You (i Feel Good)" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place cymbal on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).

• Pocket Operations - I Got You (i Feel Good)
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---------X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BD--X---X---X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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Paul Wenze 0 121 0
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