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Drum Patterns

Electro

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 "cooking a potato" drum pattern?

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

• cooking a potato
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB---XX--X-XXX----
MAX--X--X--XXX--X-
CL---X--X--X-X-XX-
HC---------X------
MCX--X--X--X-X-XX-
LC-XXX--X--XXX----
SD----------------
BD---XXX-XXX-XXX-X
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB---X-XX----XXX-X
MA--X--XXX---X-X-X
CL-X-XX-XX-X-X-XX-
HC------XXX-XX-X-X
MC-X-XX-X-X-XX--XX
LC--XXX-X---XX--X-
SD----------------
BDXX-XX-XX-XXX-XXX
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Cymbal Funk" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 10.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beat 11.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 3.
Step 5: Place high conga on beat 12.
Step 6: Place maraca on beat 9.
Step 7: Place cymbal on beat 1 (downbeat).

• Cymbal Funk
CH----------X-----
OH--X-------------
CYX---------------
CB----------------
MA--------X-------
CL----------------
HC-----------X----
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X--X------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Gz – IAT" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beat 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beat 13.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 3, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 1, 13.
Step 5: Place high conga on beats 3, 7.

• Gz - IAT
CH--X---X---X---X-
OHX-----------X---
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC--X---X---------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD------------X---
BD----------X-----
AC----X-------X---
GH----------------
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How to make "azieser – Pattern 2" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 6, 9, 13, 14.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 8, 16.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14.

• azieser - Pattern 2
CHXX--XX--XX--XX--
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD-------X-------X
BDX---XX--X---XX--
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "DefJam – Variation" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15.
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 clave on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14.
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• DefJam - Variation
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CLXXXX------XXXX--
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDXX----X-XXX--XX-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Jonzun Crew – Pac Jam" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 7, 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, 16 (sixteenth notes).
Step 4: Place maraca on beats 5, 7, 13.

• Jonzun Crew - Pac Jam
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-X-----X---
BDX--X------X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "avenegradelmar" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 13, 16.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 3, 7, 10, 11, 15.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 4, 7, 11, 15.
Step 5: Place clave on beats 3, 6, 9, 13.

• avenegradelmar
CHX-X--X-X-X-X-X-X
OH---X--X---X---X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL--X--X--X---X---
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD--X---X--XX---X-
BDX--XX--XX---X--X
ACX--X----X----X-X
GH----------------
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How to make "Electro 808 – The Groove" drum pattern?

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

• Electro 808 - The Groove
CHXXXX--XXX-X-----
OH----X-------X---
CY----------------
CBX-XX-X----------
MA----X-------X---
CL-------XXXXX----
HCXX----X-X--X-X--
MC--XXXX----------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDXXX---XX-------X
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Hashim – Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 8, 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 clave on beats 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15.

• Hashim - Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL--XX--XXXX-X-XX-
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----XX--X-----
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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How to make "davepegz" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 3, 8, 11, 15.
Step 3: Place low conga on beat 9.
Step 4: Place cowbell on beats 1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 15.

• davepegz
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX---XX--XX--X-X-
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC--------X-------
SD--X----X--X---X-
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "kratzerlars" drum pattern?

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

• kratzerlars
CH-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
OH------------X---
CY----------------
CB--X-------X-----
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD--X---X---X-----
BDX---X---X---X-X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "New Order – Truth" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place snare drum on beat 13.
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 clave on beat 15.

• New Order - Truth
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL--------------X-
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD------------X---
BD----------------
ACX-XXXXX---------
GH----------------
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