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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 12" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 4, 9, 11, 12.
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, 9, 11, 13.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 7, 15.

• Rhythm & Blues 12
CHX-X-X---X-X-X---
OH------X-------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--X----X---
BDX-XX----X-XX----
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 109BPM 1
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 118 0

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 "Funk 28" drum pattern?

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

• Funk 28
CHX-X--XX-X-X-----
OH---X--------X---
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-------X-X----X-
BD----X------XX---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-----
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--X-X--X-X-
BDX--X-------X-X-X
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 98BPM 1 2
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 116 0

How to make "Rhythm & Blues 17" drum pattern?

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

• Rhythm & Blues 17
CHXX-XXX-XXX-XXX-X
OH--X---X---X---X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-X----XX-X--XX-
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 99BPM 1
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 114 0

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
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT------XXX---X-XX
LT----------------
SD-XX-X-----X-----
BDX--X-----X------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 78BPM 1 2 3
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René-Pierre Bardet 1 114 0

How to make "Funk 1" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 11, 14.
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).

• Funk 1
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX--X------X--X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X---
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDXX-----X--X--X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX--X--X--X--X---
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-XX-XX-XX-XX--XX
BDX--X--X--X--X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 86BPM 1 2 3
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René-Pierre Bardet 1 109 0

How to make "Funk 2" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 8, 10, 12, 14.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 14.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 8, 10, 12.

• Funk 2
CHX-X-XXX------X--
OH-------X-X-X----
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX------X-X-X-X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-XXX-XXX-XXX-XX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-----------X----
BDX-X--X--X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX---X-X-X----X--
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD---X------XXX---
BDX---X-X-X----X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 80BPM 1 2 3
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 109 0

How to make "Funk 5" drum pattern?

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

• Funk 5
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----XX-----XX---
BDX-X-----X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-XXX-X-XXX-XX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X--X----X---
BD--X--X--X--X----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X--X----------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT--------XXXX----
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------XXXX
BDX-X--X----------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 96BPM 1 2 3
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 108 0

How to make "Funk 13" drum pattern?

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

• Funk 13
CHXXX-XX--XXX-XX--
OH------X-------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD------------X-X-
BDX--X--X----X----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHXXX-XX--XXX-XX--
OH------X-------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD------------X-XX
BDX--X--X----X----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT-----XX------X-X
LT----------------
SD---XX----X-XX---
BDX---------------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 110BPM 1 2 3
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 104 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 "Funk 6" drum pattern?

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

• Funk 6
CHXX-X--X-XX-X--X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD--X-XX-X--X-XX-X
BDX--X--X-X--X--X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHXX-X--X-XX-X--X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT--X-------X-----
MT----------------
LT-------X-------X
SD----XX------XX--
BDX--X--X-X--X--X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT------XXX-------
LT----------XX----
SD----X--------XX-
BD----------------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 86BPM 1 2 3
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 99 0

How to make "Funk 17" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 13.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 2, 11.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 15.
Step 5: Place high tom on beat 7.

• Funk 17
CHX---X---X---X---
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT------X---------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD-X--------X-----
BDX--XX--XX---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-------------
OH-X-X------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT-----------X----
MT--------XX------
LT-------------XX-
SD----X-X---------
BDXX-X----X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 83BPM 1 2
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 98 0
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