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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 "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 "Paul Hardcastle – 19" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 2, 4, 8, 11.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 4, 7, 9, 10.
Step 3: Place open hi-hat on beats 1, 4, 7, 9, 10.
Step 4: Place clave on beats 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12.
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Paul Hardcastle - 19
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How to make "Connie – Funky Little Beat" drum pattern?

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

• Connie - Funky Little Beat
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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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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 "Hot Streak – Body Work" 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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (sixteenth notes).
Step 4: Place mid conga on beats 3, 6, 9.
Step 5: Place high conga on beats 13, 15.
Step 6: Place clave on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 15.
Step 7: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Hot Streak - Body Work
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How to make "Blowfly – Fuck The Devil" 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, 13, 14, 15, 16.

• Blowfly - Fuck The Devil
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How to make "Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force – Planet 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, 13, 14, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 5: Place cowbell on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15.

• Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rock
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How to make "Planet Patrol – Cheap Thrills" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 11, 14.
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 cowbell on beats 1, 7, 11, 14.

• Planet Patrol - Cheap Thrills
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How to make "Nairobi, Awesome Foursome – Funky Soul Makossa" 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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (sixteenth notes).
Step 4: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 5: Place cowbell on beats 1, 5.

• Nairobi, Awesome Foursome - Funky Soul Makossa
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How to make "Wuf Ticket – Ya Mama" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9 (downbeats).
Step 2: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Wuf Ticket - Ya Mama
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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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