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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 – 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 cymbal on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16.

• Pocket Operations - Expensive Shit
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-XXX-XXX-XXX-XX
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SDXX-X-X--XX--XX--
BD---X--X-------X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – The Thrill Is Gone" drum pattern?

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

• Pocket Operations - The Thrill Is Gone
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SDX---X---X---X---
BD-------XXX------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Ashley’s Roachclip" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 7, 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, 13, 15.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 11.
Step 5: Place cowbell on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).

• Pocket Operations - Ashleyu2019s Roachclip
CHX-X-X-X-X---X-X-
OH----------X-----
CY----------------
CBX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X---X-XX------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Drum And Bass 1" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 8, 10, 11, 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).

• Pocket Operations - Drum And Bass 1
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX--X---X-XX----X
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X----XXXX-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Come Dancing" drum pattern?

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

• Pocket Operations - Come Dancing
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-XX-XXX--XX-XXX-
BDX-------XX-----X
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-X--XX---X--XXX-
BDX-X--X-XX------X
AC----------X-----
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Standard Breakbeat 2" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Pocket Operations - Standard Breakbeat 2
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X-------X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Chug Chug Chug-a-lug" 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 cymbal on beats 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15.

• Pocket Operations - Chug Chug Chug-a-lug
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-XXX-XXX-X-X-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-XX-X--X-XX-X---
BDX--X-X-X-X-X--X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – The Unknown Drummer" drum pattern?

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

• Pocket Operations - The Unknown Drummer
CH-XX-XX-X-----X--
OH--------X-----X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-X--X--X----X---
BDX--X--X---X-----
AC----X-------X---
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Let A Man Be A Man" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 3, 11, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 8, 10, 12, 13 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place cymbal on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).

• Pocket Operations - Let A Man Be A Man
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--X-X-XX---
BD--X-------X---X-
AC--------------X-
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Get Up" drum pattern?

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

• Pocket Operations - Get Up
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-X-XXX-X-X-XX
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-XX-X--X--X
BDX---------X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-X-XXX-X-X-X-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-XX-X--X--X
BDX---------X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Haitian Divorce" drum pattern?

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

• Pocket Operations - Haitian Divorce
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYXXX-XXXXXXX-XXXX
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-X--X-XX-X--X-XX
BD--X-X-----X-X---
AC--X-------X-----
GH----------------
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Paul Wenze 0 91 0

How to make "Pocket Operations – Rock Steady" drum pattern?

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

• Pocket Operations - Rock Steady
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-X-XXX-X-X-XX
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-X--XX-X-X--XX-X
BD--X-X--X--X-X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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Paul Wenze 0 91 0
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