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Reggae

Music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first popular song to use the word reggae, effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience.

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How to make "Pocket Operations – One Drop" drum pattern?

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

• Pocket Operations - One Drop
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD--------X-------
BD--------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Half Drop" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beat 1 (downbeat) and snare drum on beat 9 (mid-measure) for a half-time feel.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).

• Pocket Operations - Half Drop
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD--------X-------
BDX---------------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 74BPM 1
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Paul Wenze 0 79 0

How to make "Ska 2" 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, 7, 11.
Step 3: Place open hi-hat on beat 15.

• Ska 2
CH--X---X---X-----
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SDX-XXX-X-X-XXXXXX
BD----------------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 131BPM 1 2
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 137 0

How to make "Ska 1" 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).

• Ska 1
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X-------
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X---
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH------------X---
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----X-X---------
LT----------------
SDX-XX----X-X-X---
BD----------------
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 174BPM 1 2 3
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 86 0

How to make "Reggae 9" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 3: Place rimshot on beats 4, 7, 11, 13.

• Reggae 9
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS---X--X---X-X---
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--X-----X-------
OH----X-----X-----
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SDX-----X-----X---
BD--X-X---X-X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 87BPM 1 2
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 92 0

How to make "Reggae 8" drum pattern?

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

• Reggae 8
CH--X---X---X---X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----X-------X---
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BD----X-----X-X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----X-----------
OH------------X---
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SDX-X---X-X-X-X---
BD------------X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 90BPM 1 2
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 120 0

How to make "Reggae 6" drum pattern?

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

• Reggae 6
CH--X---X---X---X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----X-------X-X-
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BDX-X---X-X-X-----
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH------X---X---X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT--------X-------
MT------------XX--
LT----------------
SD----X-----------
BD------X---X---X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 110BPM 1 2
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 133 0

How to make "Reggae 5" drum pattern?

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

• Reggae 5
CHXX-X----X-X-X-X-
OH----X-----------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD--------X-------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH------------X---
OHX---------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----XX----------
MT------XX--------
LT--------X-X-----
SDX---------------
BDX-----------X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 84BPM 1 2
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 71 0

How to make "Reggae 4" drum pattern?

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

• Reggae 4
CHX-XXX-XXX-XXX-XX
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS--X---X---X---XX
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHXX--XX--XX--XX--
OH--XX--XX--XX--XX
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----X-------X--X
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--------------X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT---X-XX---------
LT---------X-X----
SDX-----------X---
BD--------------X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 94BPM 1 2 3
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 127 0

How to make "Reggae 3" drum pattern?

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

• Reggae 3
CHX-XXXXX---X---X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD--------X-------
BDX--X----X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CHX-XX-XX---X---X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD--------X-------
BDX---X---X---X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH----------------
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT------X---------
LT----------X-X---
SDX-X-------------
BD--------------X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 110BPM 1 2 3
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 82 0

How to make "Reggae 2" drum pattern?

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

• Reggae 2
CH--XX--XX--XX----
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS--------X-------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BD----X-------X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--XX--XX--XX----
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----X-------X---
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BD----X-------X---
AC----------------
GH----------------
CH--------------X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS----------------
HT----------------
MT------XXX-------
LT----------XXX---
SD--XXX-----------
BD--------------X-
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 116BPM 1 2 3
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 71 0

How to make "Reggae 13" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 10, 12, 13.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 3: Place rimshot on beat 9.

• Reggae 13
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
CP----------------
RS--------X-------
HT----------------
MT----------------
LT----------------
SD----------------
BDX-----X--X-XX---
AC----------------
GH----------------
Play 94BPM 1
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René-Pierre Bardet 0 93 0
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