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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 "PURDY SHUFFLE" drum pattern?

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

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• PURDY SHUFFLE
CHXX--XX--XX-XXXX-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----X-------X-XX
RS-X--X----X--X-XX
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD--X-X-X---X-X-XX
BDX--X-X--X--X--X-
AC--------------X-
GH-XX---X--XX---XX
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How to make "Kool & The Gang – Get Down" 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 cymbal on beat 1 (downbeat).
Step 4: Place cowbell on beat 5.
Step 5: Place clap on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

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• Kool & The Gang - Get Down
CH--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CYX---------------
CB----X-----------
CP----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB------------X---
CP----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB------------X---
CP----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB------------X---
CP----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X-XX
BDX-------X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CYX---------------
CB------------X---
CP----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X---X-X-X---
OH------X---------
CY----------------
CB------------X---
CP----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X-XX
BDX-------X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CYX---------------
CB----X-------X---
CP----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----X-------X---
CP----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----X-------X---
CP----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X---X-X-X-X-
OH------X---------
CY----------------
CB----X-------X---
CP----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X---
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB------------X---
CP----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X-XX
BDX-------X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X---
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----X-------X---
CP----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X---
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----X-------X---
CP----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X-XX
BDX-------X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----X-------X---
CP----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X-XX
BDX-------X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X---X---X---
OH------X---X---X-
CY----------------
CB----X-------X---
CP----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place closed hi-hat on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

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• Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
CH----X-------X---
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BD----------------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT-------------X--
SD--X-X---X-X-----
BD----------------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X-X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X---X---
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X--X
BDX-----X-X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-XXX-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X-X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X---
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X--X
BDX-----X-X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-XXX-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X-X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X---X-X-X---
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X--X
BDX-----X-X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X--XX-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X-X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--X-X-X-X-X-X---
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD--X-X---X-X-X-XX
BDX-----X---------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHXXXXX---X-X-----
OH------------X---
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-----------
BDX-----X-X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--XXX---X---X---
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BD------X-X-----X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--XXX-X-X-X-----
OH------------X---
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-----------
BD------X-X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--XXX-X-XXXXX---
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BD------X-X-----X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--XXX-X-X---X---
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BD------X-X-----X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--XXX-X-X-X-X---
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BD------X-X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Cracky R&B" drum pattern?

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

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• Cracky R&B
CHXXX-XXXXXXXX-XXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD---X--------X---
BDX---------XX----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHXXXXXXX-X-XX-X--
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD---X---X-X--X---
BDX-X--XX---X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHXXX-XXXXXXXX-XXX
OHX---------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD---X--------X---
BDX---------XX----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHXXXXXXX-X-XX-X--
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD---X---X-X--X--X
BDX-X--XX---X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Waltzer" drum pattern?

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

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• Waltzer
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OHX-----------X---
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA-X-------X------
CLX-------X--XX---
HC---X------------
MC-----X--------X-
LT----------------
SD------XX--------
BDX-----------X--X
AC------X---------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OHX-----------X---
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA-X--X----X----X-
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LT----------------
SD------XX--------
BDX-----------X--X
ACX-----X-----X---
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA-X-------X------
CLX-------X--XX---
HC---X------------
MC-----X--------X-
LT----------------
SD------XX--------
BDX-----------X--X
AC------X---------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OHX-----------X---
CY----------X-----
CB----------------
MA-X-------X------
CLX-------X--XX---
HC---X------------
MC-----X--------X-
LT----------------
SD------XX--------
BDX-----------X--X
ACX-----X-----X---
GH----------------
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How to make "Labelle – Lady Marmalade" drum pattern?

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

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• Labelle - Lady Marmalade
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXX-XX
OH-------------X--
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD--X---X---X-X---
BDX--XX--X------X-
ACX-XXX-XXX-X-XXX-
GH----------------
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How to make "Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing" drum pattern?

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

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• Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
CHX-XXX-X-X-X-X-XX
OH------X---------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-----------
CLX--X--X---------
HC--X-------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------XX----
BDX------XX-X-X--X
ACX-----------X---
GH----------------
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How to make "Midnight Star – Operator" 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, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

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• Midnight Star - Operator
CHX-XXX-XXX-XXX-XX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Midnight Star – I don’t wanna be lonely" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 6, 7, 9.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 4, 5, 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 high conga on beats 4, 12, 15.
Step 5: Place clave on beats 1, 7, 11, 14.
Step 6: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 7: Place cowbell on beats 9, 10, 12.

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• Midnight Star - I don't wanna be lonely
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB--------XX-X----
MA----X-------X---
CLX-----X---X--X--
HC---X-------X--X-
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD---XX-------X---
BDX----XX-X-------
ACX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
GH----------------
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How to make "Surface – Happy" drum pattern?

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

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• Surface - Happy
CHXXX-X-X-X-XXXXXX
OH------X-X-------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX------X--X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "B.V.S.M.P. – I Need You" 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 closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 4: Place clave on beats 1, 7, 11.
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

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• B.V.S.M.P. - I Need You
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CLX-----X---X-----
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX--X--X---X-----
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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How to make "Aretha Franklin – Who’s Zoomin Who (Intro)" drum pattern?

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

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• Aretha Franklin - Who's Zoomin Who (Intro)
CHXX-XX-XX--XX---X
OH----------------
CY----X-----------
CBX---X---X---X---
MA------------X---
CL----------------
HC-X---XX-X---X---
MC----------XX----
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDXXXXXXXXX-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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