How to make "Bossa Nova 1" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 9, 15.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 3: Place rimshot on beats 1, 7, 13.
• Bossa Nova 1
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How to make "Bossa Nova 2" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 9, 15.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place cymbal on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 4: Place rimshot on beats 3, 6, 9, 12.
• Bossa Nova 2
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Rolling 2" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 11, 14.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
• Pocket Operations - Rolling 2
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How to make "Afro-Cuban 8" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9 (downbeats).
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 3: Place cymbal on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
Step 4: Place rimshot on beat 7.
Step 5: Place mid tom on beat 11.
Step 6: Place low tom on beat 15.
• Afro-Cuban 8
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How to make "Tango 1" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13, 15 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
• Tango 1
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How to make "Pocket Operations – Shiko" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15.
Step 2: Place cowbell on beats 1, 5, 7, 11, 13.
Step 3: Place rimshot on beats 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16.
• Pocket Operations - Shiko
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How to make "Slow 9" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 11, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beat 9.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 5.
• Slow 9
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How to make "Afro-Cuban 11" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 3, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).
Step 3: Place cowbell on beats 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16.
Step 4: Place rimshot on beats 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16.
• Afro-Cuban 11
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How to make "Samba 3" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16.
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).
• Samba 3
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How to make "Afro-Cuban 6" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9, 11, 15.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
Step 3: Place rimshot on beats 4, 7, 13.
• Afro-Cuban 6
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How to make "Samba 9" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16.
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 3, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).
Step 3: Place cymbal on beats 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15.
Step 4: Place rimshot on beats 1, 3, 8, 10, 12.
Step 5: Place mid tom on beats 15, 16.
• Samba 9
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How to make "Boogie 1" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 8, 9, 12, 16.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place cymbal on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
• Boogie 1
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