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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 "Blues Long Snare Sparse Fill" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 3, 5, 13 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 5, 9, 13.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 5, 9, 13.
Step 5: Place cymbal on beats 1, 7, 15.

• Blues Long Snare Sparse Fill
CH----X---X---X---
OH----X---X---X---
CYX-----X-------X-
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD--X-X-------X---
BDX-----X---------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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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----------------
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How to make "Swing Verse F3" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 8, 10.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 4, 12, 14, 16.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 1, 16.

• Swing Verse F3
CHX-X--X-X---X-X-X
OHX--------------X
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD---X-------X-X-X
BDX--X---X-X------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--X--X-X--------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD---X-------X----
BDX--X---X---X----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH-X---X-X---X-X-X
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD---X-------X-X-X
BDX--X---X-X-----X
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH-X-----X-------X
OH----------------
CY-----------X----
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X--X---X-X-X
BD---X-X-X---X---X
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH-X---X-X---X-X-X
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD---X-X-----X-X-X
BD---X---X-X-----X
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--X--X-X--------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X------X---X
BD---X---X-X-X---X
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH-X---X-X---X-X-X
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD---X-------X-X-X
BD---X---X-X-----X
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH-X-----X-----X--
OH-------------X--
CY-----------X----
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD---X---X-XXX-XXX
BD---X-X-X---X----
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Blues Medium Snare 2 Fill" drum pattern?

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

• Blues Medium Snare 2 Fill
CH----------------
OH----------------
CYX-X-X-X-X-------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-X-XXX-XXX-
BDX-X-------------
AC----------------
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).

• 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 "Swing Intro Short 01" drum pattern?

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

• Swing Intro Short 01
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LT-------------XX-
SDXXXXXXXXXXXXX---
BD---------------X
AC----------------
GH----------------
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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----------------
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How to make "Blues Snare Medium Ride 1 Fill" drum pattern?

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

• Blues Snare Medium Ride 1 Fill
CH----X-----------
OH----X-----------
CYX-X-X-X-X-------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD--X-X-----X-X-X-
BDX---X-X-X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Motown Beat Fill 4" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9 (downbeats).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 1, 5, 7, 10, 13 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5.
Step 4: Place high tom on beat 11.
Step 5: Place low conga on beats 15, 16.

• Motown Beat Fill 4
CHX-X-X-----------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HT----------X-----
MC----------------
LC--------------XX
SDX---X-X--X--X---
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "The Trammps – Up On The Hill" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 3, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).
Step 4: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• The Trammps - Up On The Hill
CH--X---X---X---X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Funk Shuffle Chorus Ride F2" drum pattern?

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

• Funk Shuffle Chorus Ride F2
CH--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CYXXX-XXX-XXX-X-XX
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SDX-X-X-XXXXXXXXXX
BDX--X---X--X--X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CYX-XXX-XXX-XXX-XX
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SDXXX-XXX-XXX-X--X
BDX--X---X--X--X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CYX-XXXXX-X-XXX-XX
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SDXXX-X-XXXXX-X-XX
BDX--X---X--X--X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CYX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XX
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SDXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
BDX--X---X--XXX-XX
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CYX-XXX-XXX-XXX-XX
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SDXXX-XXX-XXX-X-XX
BDX--X---X--X--X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CYX-XXX-XXX-XXX-XX
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SDXXX-XXX-XXX-XX-X
BDX--X---X--X--X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CYX-XXXXX-XXXXXXX-
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SDXXX-X-XXX-X-XX-X
BDX--X---X--X--X--
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
CYX--X--X-X-------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SDXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
BDX--X--X-X-X-X-X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Blues Snare Tom 9 Intro" drum pattern?

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

• Blues Snare Tom 9 Intro
CHX---X-----------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT--------------X-
LT----------------
SD--------XXX-XX--
BD------X---------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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