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How to make "Hoe Cakes" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 11.
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).
• Hoe Cakes
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How to make "H O U S E" drum pattern?
Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 5, 9, 13 (quarter notes).
Step 2: Place closed hi-hat on beats 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 (eighth notes offset by one beat).
Step 3: Place open hi-hat on beats 3, 7, 11, 15 (eighth notes on the 'and' of each beat).
Step 4: Place clap on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 5: Place rimshot on beats 7, 8.
• H O U S E
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