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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 "Cloudy Day" drum pattern?

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

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• Cloudy Day
CHX-X---XXX-X-----
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB-------------X--
MA----X-------X---
CL-X------X--X----
HC---------------X
MC-------X--------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX--X--X--X---X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Maraca on 3" drum pattern?

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

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• Maraca on 3
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA--X-------X-----
CL------X-------X-
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X--X
BDX--X-----X-X----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Tritonic Groover" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 7, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 11.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 12.
Step 4: Place low conga on beat 12.
Step 5: Place mid conga on beat 9.
Step 6: Place maraca on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).

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• Tritonic Groover
CHXX--X-X-X--X----
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MAX---X---X---X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC--------X-------
LC-----------X----
SD----X-----X-----
BDX--X--X-------X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "James Gadson – Express Yourself" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 9, 12, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16.
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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• James Gadson - Express Yourself
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--X-X-X-X-X
BDX--X----X--X--X-
ACXXXXX--XXX-X-XXX
GH-X---X-X-------X
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXX--
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--X-X-XX---
BDX--X----X--X--X-
ACX--XX--XXX-XX-X-
GH-X---X-X-----X--
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How to make "Ashley's Roachclip" drum pattern?

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

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• Ashley's Roachclip
CHX-X-X-X-X---X-X-
OH----------X-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
MAX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
RS----------------
HT----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X---X--XX-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Stage Interlude" drum pattern?

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

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• Stage Interlude
CH----X-X-X-X----X
OH----------------
CY-------X--------
CB----------------
MA-----X--------X-
CL------------X---
HC----------X-----
MC--------X----X--
LC------X---------
SD----X----X-X--XX
BDX-X---X------X--
ACX---------------
GH----------------
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How to make "The Big Beat" 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 clap on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

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• The Big Beat
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX--X--X-X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "James Gadson – Let a Woman Be a Woman, Let a Man Be a Man" drum pattern?

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

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• James Gadson - Let a Woman Be a Woman, Let a Man Be a Man
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X---
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--X-XX-XX--
BD--X-----X-XX-XX-
AC----X--X--X---X-
GH-------X-XX-X---
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X---
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--X-X-XX---
BD--X-------X---X-
AC----X--XXX--X-X-
GH---------X-X----
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How to make "Tony Allen – 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 closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16.

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• Tony Allen - The Same Blood
CHX-X-X-XXX-XXX-XX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD---X-XX-----XXX-
BDXX------XX------
AC-X--XX-X-X-X-X-X
GH-X--XX-X-X-X-XXX
CHX-X-X-XXX-XXX-XX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD---X-XX-----XXX-
BDXX------XX------
AC-XX-XX-X-X-X-X--
GH-X--XX-X-X-X-X-X
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How to make "Clyde Stubblefield – 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 closed hi-hat on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).

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• Clyde Stubblefield - Mother Popcorn
CHX---X---X---X---
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--X-X----X-
BDX-X-------X-----
AC----X--XX---X-X-
GH-------X-X------
CHX---X---X---X---
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-X-XXX-X-X-XXX-X
BD--X---X---X---X-
ACXX---X--XX---X-X
GH-X-X-X-X---X-X-X
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How to make "The Unknown Drummer – Str Bts DC Gogo 100" 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, 15.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 9.

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• The Unknown Drummer - Str Bts DC Gogo 100
CH-XX-XX-X-----XX-
OH--------X-------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-X--X--X----X---
BDX--X--X---X-----
ACX-XXXXX-X-X-XX--
GH-X-----X-----X--
CH-XX-XX-X-----XX-
OH--------X-------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-X--X--X----X---
BDX--X--X---X-----
ACX-XXXXX-X-X-XX--
GH-X-----X-----X--
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How to make "Burnt Pie" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place snare drum on beat 9.
Step 2: 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 3: Place open hi-hat on beats 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 (eighth notes offset by one beat).
Step 4: Place cowbell on beat 15.
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 6, 7.
Step 6: Place high conga on beats 1, 3, 14.
Step 7: Place mid conga on beats 1, 9 (downbeats).
Step 8: Place low conga on beats 2, 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16.

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• Burnt Pie
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
CY----------------
CB--------------X-
MA-----XX---------
CL----------------
HCX-X----------X--
MCX-------X-------
LC-X-X-X-X----XXXX
SD--------X-------
BD----------------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHXXXXXXXX----XXXX
OH-X-X-X-X--------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA-----XX---------
CL----------X-X---
HCX-X-----------X-
MCX-------X-------
LC-X-X-X-X----XXXX
SD--------X-------
BD----------------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC--------------X-
MC----------------
LCXXX-XXX-XXX----X
SD----------------
BD---X---X---X----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHXX-XXX-X--------
OHX-X-X-X---------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MAX-X-------------
CL----------------
HC--------------X-
MC------------X---
LCXXX-X-X-XX-X----
SD----------------
BD---X-X-X--X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHXX-XXXXXXXXXX-XX
OH-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MAX---------------
CL--X-------------
HC---X-X--------X-
MC------------X---
LCX-X--XX-X-XXX-X-
SD----------------
BD-X-XX--X-XX--X-X
AC----------------
GH----------------
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