Drum Patterns

Electro Funk

Electronic dance music directly influenced by the use of the Roland TR-808 drum machines, with an immediate origin in early hip hop and funk genres. Records in the genre typically feature heavy electronic sounds, usually without vocals.

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How to make "Electro Funk – Basic Rhythm" drum pattern?

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

• Electro Funk - Basic Rhythm


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OH----X---------X-
CY----------------
CB----X-------X-X-
MA----X-------X---
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How to make "Cybotron – Cosmic Cars" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 9.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 5, 7, 9, 11, 13.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 1, 15.
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 6: Place cymbal on beat 9.

• Cybotron - Cosmic Cars


CH----X-X-X-X-X---
OHX-------------X-
CY--------X-------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CL----------------
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MC----------------
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SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X-X-------
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How to make "Slim – Good To Go" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 7, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Slim - Good To Go


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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


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How to make "Turtlehead69" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 8, 10, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15.

• Turtlehead69


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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


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CBX--XX--X-XX-X--X
MA----X-------X---
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BDX-----X---------
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How to make "Mantronix – Fresh is the word" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 8, 9, 11.
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 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 (eighth notes offset by one beat).
Step 5: Place clave on beats 15, 16.
Step 6: Place maraca on beats 8, 11, 12.
Step 7: Place cowbell on beats 3, 6, 9, 12, 15.

• Mantronix - Fresh is the word


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OH-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
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CB--X--X--X--X--X-
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BDX------XX-X-----
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How to make "Hypnobeat – Donna’s Gift #2 (1986)" drum pattern?

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

• Hypnobeat - Donna's Gift #2 (1986)


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OH-------X--------
CY----------------
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MA----X-------X---
CL----XXXXXXX--XXX
HC--X----XX-X-X-XX
MCX--X-XX--X-X--X-
LCX-X-X----X--X---
SD--------X-------
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How to make "R093R" drum pattern?

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

• R093R


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How to make "SAM – Tek1" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 11.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 15.
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 5, 11.
Step 6: Place cymbal on beat 1 (downbeat).

• SAM - Tek1


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OH--------------X-
CYX---------------
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How to make "Gift Of Dreams – Mandroid" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9 (downbeats) and snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat) for a basic rock groove.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
Step 3: Place open hi-hat on beat 1 (downbeat).

• Gift Of Dreams - Mandroid


CH--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
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SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X-------
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How to make "Sexual Harrassment – I Need A Freak" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 9.
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 maraca on beat 13.

• Sexual Harrassment - I Need A Freak


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