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R&B

Rhythm and blues is a genre of popular music that originated within the Black American community in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to African Americans, at a time when "rocking, jazz based music ... [with a] heavy, insistent beat" was starting to become more popular.

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How to make "Rhythm & Blues 4" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 9, 11, 12.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 8, 10, 13, 16 (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).

• Rhythm & Blues 4
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OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--X-X--X--X
BDX-X-----X-XX----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHXX-XXX-XXX-XXX-X
OH--X---X---X---X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X--X
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH---X------X-----
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
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LT----------------
SD-XX-X-----X-----
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AC----------------
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How to make "Rhythm & Blues 5" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 3, 7, 12, 15.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).

• Rhythm & Blues 5
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD--X---X----X--X-
BDX---XX-XX-X-XX-X
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-XX---XX-XX-X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH------------X---
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----XXX---------
LT--------XXX-----
SD-XX---------X---
BDX--X---X---X----
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 82BPM 1 2 3
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 117 0

How to make "Rhythm & Blues 6" drum pattern?

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

• Rhythm & Blues 6
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--XXX--X--X
BDX-X-------X--XX-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------X-----
LT--------------X-
SD----XX-X-X--XX--
BDX-X-------------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 92BPM 1 2
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 137 0

How to make "Rhythm & Blues 7" drum pattern?

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

• Rhythm & Blues 7
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X----X----X-
BDX-XX-X-X---X-X-X
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-----------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-XX-XXX--XX
BDX-------X---XX--
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 89BPM 1 2
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 104 0

How to make "Rhythm & Blues 8" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16.
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).

• Rhythm & Blues 8
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X----X-X-X-X-X
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX---------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT------------X---
MT----------X---XX
LT----------------
SD--XXXX-X-X------
BDX------------X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 83BPM 1 2
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René-Pierre Bardet 1 126 0

How to make "Rhythm & Blues 9" drum pattern?

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

• Rhythm & Blues 9
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--X----X---
BDX-X-----XX-X-XX-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY------------X---
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD--X--X--X--X--X-
BDXX-XX-XX-XX-X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 108BPM 1 2
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 79 0

How to make "Funk 1D" drum pattern?

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

• Funk 1D
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X--X-X--X--X
BDX--X--X---X--X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 92BPM 1
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hipbeats 0 56 0

How to make "Funk 15" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 15.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 3, 5, 11, 13.

• Funk 15
CHX---X-X-X---X-X-
OH--X-X-----X-X---
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X---------X-
BDX-------X-X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX---X-X-X---X-X-
OH--X-X-----X-X---
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD-X--X--X----X---
BD--X-----X-X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 112BPM 1 2
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How to make "Motown Beat Fill 8" drum pattern?

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

• Motown Beat Fill 8
CHX-X-X-X-X-------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HT--------------X-
MC----------------
LC----------------
SDX---X---X-XXXX--
BDX---------------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 135BPM 1
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hipbeats 0 41 0

How to make "Blues Medium Ride 2 Fill" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 9, 10, 11.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 5: Place cymbal on beats 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11.
Step 6: Place mid tom on beats 13, 14.
Step 7: Place low tom on beat 15.

• Blues Medium Ride 2 Fill
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OH----X-------X---
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CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT------------XX--
LT--------------X-
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AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 60BPM 1
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gm 0 53 0

How to make "Blues Long Crashes 1 Fill" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 2, 3, 6, 7, 9.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 1, 5, 10, 11, 13 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place cymbal on beats 1, 5, 9.
Step 4: Place mid tom on beats 13, 14, 15.

• Blues Long Crashes 1 Fill
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX---X---X-------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT------------XXX-
LT----------------
SDX---X----XX-X---
BD-XX--XX-X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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gm 0 123 0

How to make "Funk 4" drum pattern?

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

• Funk 4
CHX---X-X-X-X-X-XX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-XX-XX-X---
BDX-------X--X--X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH-X-X-XX-X-XX-XX-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SDX-X-X--X-X--X--X
BD-X-X----X-X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 98BPM 1 2
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gm 0 111 0
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