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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 "Loose Ends – Hanging On A String" 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 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 1 (downbeat).
Step 5: Place clave on beats 4, 12.
Step 6: Place maraca on beat 13.
Step 7: Place cowbell on beats 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.

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• Loose Ends - Hanging On A String
CH---XX-X-X--XX-X-
OHX---------------
CY----------------
CB----------XXXXX-
MA------------X---
CL---X-------X----
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X-X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing 2" 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 2
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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DJ Rock 0 159 0

How to make "Shannon – Let The Music Play" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 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 1, 2, 9, 10, 12, 16.
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 1, 13.

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• Shannon - Let The Music Play
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MAX-----------X---
CLXX------XX-X---X
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---------X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Zapp – More Bounce To The Ounce" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9, 10.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 1 (downbeat).
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

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• Zapp - More Bounce To The Ounce
CH--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OHX---------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------XX------
ACX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
GH----------------
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How to make "Roland – R&B" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
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 beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (sixteenth notes).
Step 5: Place low conga on beat 7.
Step 6: Place high conga on beats 2, 8, 15, 16.
Step 7: Place cymbal on beat 1 (downbeat).

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• Roland - R&B
CH-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
OHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
CYX---------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC-X-----X------XX
MC----------------
LC------X---------
SD----X-------X---
BDX------X-XX--X-X
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Stevie B – In My Eyes" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 11, 15.
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 mid conga on beats 9, 10.
Step 5: Place high conga on beats 7, 11.
Step 6: Place maraca on beat 13.

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• Stevie B - In My Eyes
CHX-XXX-XXX-XXX-XX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA------------X---
CL----------------
HC------X---X-----
MC--------XX------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---X---X-
ACX---X-X---X-X-X-
GH----------------
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Lisa 0 139 0

How to make "Michael Jackson – Beat It" 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 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).

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• Michael Jackson - Beat It
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X-------
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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DJ Rock 0 138 0

How to make "SOS Band – Just The Way You Like It" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 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 clave on beats 4, 12, 16.
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 6: Place cowbell on beats 3, 6, 9, 12.

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• SOS Band - Just The Way You Like It
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB--X--X--X--X----
MA----X-------X---
CL---X-------X---X
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX--X--X-X-------
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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Lisa 0 134 0

How to make "The Isley Brothers – Between The Sheets" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beat 1 (downbeat).
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 9.
Step 3: Place maraca on beat 9.

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• The Isley Brothers - Between The Sheets
CHX-X-X---X-------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA--------X-------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----------------
BDX---------------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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TheArtOfDHT 0 130 0

How to make "Midnight Star – Freak-A-Zoid" drum pattern?

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

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• Midnight Star - Freak-A-Zoid
CHX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---X--X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
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YB70 0 119 0

How to make "Rick James – Cold Blooded" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9, 12.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 5, 9, 13.
Step 3: Place open hi-hat on beat 1 (downbeat).
Step 4: Place low conga on beat 15.
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

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• Rick James - Cold Blooded
CH----X---X---X---
OHX---------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC--------------X-
SD----------------
BDX-------X--X----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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funky 0 113 0

How to make "The Controllers – Stay" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 9.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beat 5.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place maraca on beat 5.
Step 5: Place cowbell on beats 1, 4, 15.

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• The Controllers - Stay
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-XX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX--X----------X-
MA----X-----------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-----------
BDX-----X-X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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Mrmister94 0 110 0
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