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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 "Electro Funk – Grooveline" drum pattern?

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

• Electro Funk - Grooveline
CHX-XXX-XXX-X-X---
OH--------------X-
CYX---------------
CB------X-X--XXX--
MA----X-------X---
CL-X-----X---X----
HCXX--------------
MC---X----X--X----
LCXX-X-X-X--------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X-X--X----
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GH----------------
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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-
OHX---------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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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
CHX-XXX-XXX-XXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX-X-X-XX-X-XX-X-
MA----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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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
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA------------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X-X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "The 808 Crew – Electro Funk Demo Pattern" 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, 14, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 11, 13.
Step 5: Place clave on beats 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
Step 6: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 7: Place cowbell on beats 3, 4, 7.

• The 808 Crew - Electro Funk Demo Pattern
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OH----------X-X---
CY----------------
CB--XX--X---------
MA----X-------X---
CL----------XXXXX-
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---------
ACX-XXXX--X-------
GH----------------
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How to make "The 808 Crew – Back to the 80s" drum pattern?

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

• The 808 Crew - Back to the 80s
CHX-XXX-XXX-XXXXXX
OH-----------X-XX-
CY----------------
CBX-X-X-XX-X-XXXX-
MA----X-------X---
CL----------XX--XX
HC-----------X--X-
MC-------XXXX-----
LC-XXXX--XX--X----
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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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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OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX---X-----------
MA----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---------
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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How to make "Guru – Who You Stealin’ From" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7.
Step 2: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place cowbell on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15.

• Guru - Who You Stealin' From
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX-X-X-XX-X-XX-X-
MA----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX-----X---------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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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
CHX--X--X-XX------
OHX--X--X-XX------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CLXX-X--XX--XX----
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDXX-X---X--X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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DJ Rock 0 422 0

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
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Electro Funk – Good Groove" 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, 10, 13, 15.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 10, 11.
Step 5: Place low conga on beats 3, 7.
Step 6: Place high conga on beats 11, 15.

• Electro Funk - Good Groove
CHX-X-X-X-XX--X-X-
OH---------XX-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------X---X-
MC----------------
LC--X---X---------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X-X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Maurice Starr – Electric Funky Drummer" drum pattern?

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

• Maurice Starr - Electric Funky Drummer
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OH---------------X
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
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HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X--X----X---
BDXX-X------X--X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
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