Pocket

Operations

A Collection of Drum Machine Patterns

Pocket Operations

Compiled by Paul Wenzel in Minneapolis, MN, USA

Second Edition, Rev. 3.1

—
2024 Paul Wenzel. Some Rights Reserved.
ISBN 978-0-359-84908-6

Material in this booklet is intended for educational use.

It is the reader’s responsibility to ensure their derived
works comply with copyright laws in their jurisdiction.

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Section Page
Introduction 1
Basic Patterns 3
Standard Breaks 4
Rock 5
Electro 6
House 8
Miami Bass 11
Hip-Hop 12
Funk and Soul 20
Afro-Cuban 40
Drum and Bass 42
EDM 44
Dub 46
Reggaeton 47
Pop 48
Breaks 50
Breaks + Alternate Endings 51
Irregular Breaks 53
Rolling Breaks 54
Breaks - Snare 58
Ghost Snares 61
Breaks - Kick 62
Drum Rolls 64
Your Patterns 70
Resources 72
Introduction
Patterns included in this book should work with
the majority of drum machines or digital audio
workstations. Bring your own BPM and swing.

Each grid represents a 16-beat measure:

EXAMPLE PATTERN

BD 1 9

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

Each row represents an instrument:

BD Bass Drum SN Snare
LT Low Tom RS Rimshot
MT Medium Tom CB Cowbell
HT High Tom CY Cymbal
CL Hand Clap OH Open High Hat
SH Shaker CH Closed High Hat

An empty box is simply a rest.

Accented notes ^ can be emphasized, applying a

parameter change, sample change, or effect.

Chain patterns marked “A” or “B" consecutively to

make longer tracks.

“ " indicates a repeated short set of notes,

sometimes called “ratchet” or “beat repeat”.
1
2
Basic Patterns

ONE AND SEVEN & FIVE AND THIRTEEN

BD 1 7

SN 5 13

BOOTS N’ CATS

BD 1 9

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

TINY HOUSE

OH 3 7 11 15

BD 1 5 9 13

GOOD TO GO

BD 1 4 7 11

SN 5 13

HIP HOP

BD 1 3 7 8 15

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

3
Standard Breaks

STANDARD BREAK 1

BD 1 11

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 5 7 9 10 11 13 15

STANDARD BREAK 2

BD 1 11

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 5 7 8 9 11 15

ROLLING BREAK

BD 1 8 11

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

THE UNKNOWN DRUMMER

AC ^ ^

BD 1 4 7 11

SN 2 5 8 13

CH 2 3 5 6 8 14

OH 9 15

4
Rock

ROCK 1

BD 1 8 9 11

SN 5 13

CY 1

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

ROCK 2

BD 1 8 9 11

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

ROCK 3

BD 1 8 9 11

SN 5 13

OH 15

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

ROCK 4

BD 1 8 9 11

SN 5 13 15 16

OH 15

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

5
Electro

ELECTRO 1 - A

SN 5 13

BD 1 7

ELECTRO 1 - B

SN 5 13

BD 1 7 11 15

ELECTRO 2 - A

SN 5 13

BD 1 7

ELECTRO 2 - B

SN 5 13

BD 1 11 14

ELECTRO 3 - A

SN 5 13

BD 1 7 12

6
Electro

ELECTRO 3 - B

SN 5 13

BD 1 7 12 14

ELECTRO 4

SN 5 13

BD 1 7 11 14

SIBERIAN NIGHTS

CH 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 12 13 15 16

SN 5 13

BD 1 7

NEW WAVE

BD 1 7 9 10

SN 5 13

CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

OH 3

SH 5 13

7
House
HOUSE

BD 1 5 9 13

SN 5 13

CY 1

OH 3 7 11 15

HOUSE 2

BD 1 5 9 13

SN 5 13

CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

OH 3 6 11 14

BRIT HOUSE

BD 1 5 9 13

CL 5 13

CY 3 7 11 15

CH 1 2 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 14 16

OH 3 7 11 15

FRENCH HOUSE

BD 1 5 9 13

CL 5 13

SH 1 2 3 5 7 8 9 10 11 13 15 16

CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

OH 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

8
House
DIRTY HOUSE

AC ^ ^

BD 1 3 5 9 11 13 16

SN 5 13

CL 3 5 9 11 13

CH 11 16

OH 3 11 15

DEEP HOUSE

BD 1 5 9 13

CL 5 13

CH 2 8 10

OH 3 7 11 15

DEEPER HOUSE

BD 1 5 9 13

CL 2 10

MT 3 8 11

SH 4 9

OH 3 7 11 12 15

9
House
SLOW DEEP HOUSE

BD 1 5 9 13

CL 5 13

SH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

CH 1 5 9 13

OH 3 4 7 8 10 11 13

FOOTWORK - A

BD 1 4 7 9 12 15

CL 13

CH 3 11

RS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

FOOTWORK - B

BD 1 4 7 9 12 15

CL 13

CH 3 7 8 11 15

RS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

10
Miami Bass
MIAMI BASS - A

BD 1 7

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 12 13 15 16

MIAMI BASS - B

BD 1 7 11 14

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 12 13 15 16

SALLY

BD 1 7 11 15

SN 5 13

LT 1 7 11 15

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

ROCK THE PLANET

BD 1 4 7

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16

11
Hip Hop
HIP HOP 1 - A

BD 1 7 8 12 15

SN 5 13

HIP HOP 1 - B

BD 1 8 12

SN 5 13

HIP HOP 2 - A

BD 1 8 9 10 14 16

SN 5 13

HIP HOP 2 - B

BD 1 8 9 12

SN 5 10 13

HIP HOP 3 - A

BD 1 3 9 11

SN 5 13

12
Hip Hop
HIP HOP 3 - B

BD 1 3 9 10 12

SN 5 13

HIP HOP 4 - A

BD 1 4 8 10 11 16

SN 5 13

HIP HOP 4 - B

BD 1 3 8 9 10 11

SN 5 13

HIP HOP 5

BD 1 3 8 9 11 16

SN 5 13

HIP HOP 6

BD 1 3 11 12 16

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

13
Hip Hop
HIP HOP 7

BD 1 8 11 14 16

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

HIP HOP 8

BD 1 4 9 11 12

SN 5 13

CH 1 2 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 13 15 16

OH 6 14

TRAP - A

BD 1 7 13

SN 9

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

TRAP - B

BD 3 5

SN 9

CH 3 5 7 9 11 15

14
Hip Hop
PLANET ROCK - A

CH 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16

CB 1 3 5 7 8 10 12 13 15

SN 5 13

BD 1 7

HC 5 13

PLANET ROCK - B

CH 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16

CB 1 3 5 7 8 10 12 13 15

SN 5 13

BD 1 7 11 14

HC 5 13

INNA CLUB

OH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 5 13

BD 3 8 11 16

HC 5 13

ICE

SN 5 13

BD 1 7 11 15

SH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

15
Hip Hop
BACK TO CALI - A

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 5 13

BD 1 7

HC 5 7 9 13 15

BACK TO CALI - B

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 15

OH 13

SN 5 13

BD 1 7 11 14

HC 1 5 7 9 13

SNOOP STYLES

RS 3 6 9 12

OH 1 4 7 11

SN 5 13

BD 1 4 7 11

HC 5 13

16
Hip Hop
THE GROOVE - A

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

OH 8

SN 5 13

BD 1 4 8 12 15

SH 5 13

THE GROOVE - B

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 14

OH 8 11 12 13 15

SN 5 13

HT 10 11

MT 12 14

LT 15 16

BD 1 4 8 12

SH 5 13

17
Hip Hop
BOOM BAP

AC ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

CB 9

OH 15

CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

CL 3 7 11 15

SN 3 7 11 15

BD 1 3 6 10 14

MOST WANTED - A

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

CY 1

SN 5 13

BD 1 7 9 10 16

HC 5 13

MOST WANTED - B

CH 1 5 7 9 11 13 15

OH 3

SN 5 13

BD 3 7 9 10

HC 5 13

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Funk and Soul
AMEN BREAK - A

BD 1 3 11 12

SN 5 8 10 13 16

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

AMEN BREAK - B

BD 1 3 11 12

SN 8 10 13 16

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

RS 5

AMEN BREAK - C

BD 1 3 11

SN 8 10 13 16

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

RS 15

AMEN BREAK - D

BD 1 3 11

SN 2 5 8 10 15

CH 1 3 5 7 9 13 15

CY 11

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Funk and Soul
THE FUNKY DRUMMER

BD 1 3 7 11 14

SN 5 8 10 12 13 16

CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 15 16

OH 8 14

IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT

BD 1 8 9 15

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 5 7 8 9 13 15

OH 11

WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS

BD 1 2 8 11 12

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

IT’S A NEW DAY

BD 1 3 11 12 16

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

20
Funk and Soul
THE BIG BEAT

BD 1 4 7 9

SN 5 13

CH 5 13

ASHLEY’S ROACHCLIP

BD 1 3 7 9 10

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 5 7 9 13 15

OH 11

CB 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

PAPA WAS TOO

BD 1 8 9 11 16

SN 5 13

CH 5 9 11 13 15 16

CY 5

SUPERSTITION

BD 1 5 9 13

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 5 7 8 9 10 11 13 15 16

21
Funk and Soul
CISSY STRUT - A

BD 1 4 6 10 12 13 15

SN 5 8 10 11

CY 13 15

CISSY STRUT - B

BD 1 4 8 10 12 13 15

SN 3 6 7 9 10

CY

CISSY STRUT - C

BD 1 5 8 10 12 13 15

SN 3 5 6 7 10

CY 13 15

CISSY STRUT - D

BD 1 5 8 10 12 13 15

SN 1 3 6 9 10

CY 13 15

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Funk and Soul
HOOK AND SLING - A

BD 1 3 10 14 15

SN 5 7 8 11 13

CY 1 3 4 6 9 10 12 15

HOOK AND SLING - B

BD 15

SN 1 5 6 8 11 12 15 16

CY 1 2 4 7 9 10 13 15

HOOK AND SLING - C

BD 1 2 13 14 16

SN 3 5 7 8 11 12 15

CY 1 3 5 6 8 10 13 14

HOOK AND SLING - D

BD 1 3 6 12 14 15

SN 5 8 11 16

CY 1 3 5 6 8

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Funk and Soul
KISSING MY LOVE - A

CY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

SN 5 8 10 13

BD 1 2 4 12 15

KISSING MY LOVE - B

CY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

SN 5 8 10 13 16

BD 1 2 4 12 14

KISSING MY LOVE - C

CY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

SN 5 8 10 16

BD 1 2 4 11 13 14

KISSING MY LOVE - D

CY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

SN 5 10 13

BD 1 4 12 15

KISSING MY LOVE - E

CY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

SN 5 8 10 13

BD 1 12 14

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Funk and Soul
LADY - A

CY 3 7

SN 5 6

BD 1 9 12 15

LADY - B

CY 3 7

SN 5 6 9

BD 1 12 15

KNOCKS ME OFF MY FEET - A

CY 1 3 7 8 10 11 15

SN 5 13

BD 1 3 5 8 9 11 13 16

KNOCKS ME OFF MY FEET - B

CY 1 3 7 8 10 11 15

SN 5 13

BD 1 3 5 8 9 11 13 16

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Funk and Soul
THE THRILL IS GONE

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 1 5 9 13

BD 8 9 11

POP TECH - A

CY 1 9

SN 5 13

BD 1

POP TECH - B

CY 1 9

SN 5 13

BD 2 14 15 16

YA MAMA - A

CY 5 13

BD 1 9

YA MAMA - B

CY 5 13

BD 1 8 9

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Funk and Soul
COLD SWEAT - A

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 5 8 15

BD 1 9 11

COLD SWEAT - B

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 2 5 8 10 13

BD 3 9 11 15

I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD) - A

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 5 13

BD 1 11

I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD) - B

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 5 13

BD 3 7 11 15

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Funk and Soul
THE SAME BLOOD

CY 1 3 5 7 8 9 11 12 13 15 16

SN 4 6 7 13 14 15

BD 1 2 9 10

GROOVE ME

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 5 13

BD 1 4 5 8 9 10 12 14 16

LOOK-KA PY PY - A

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 2 5 8 9 11 15

BD 1 4 6 11 14 15

LOOK-KA PY PY - B

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 2 5 6 8 9 11 15

BD 1 4 6 8 9 11 14 15

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Funk and Soul
USE ME - A

CY 1 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16

SN 3 5 7 8 10 11 13 15 16

BD 1 5 13

USE ME - B

CY 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16

SN 2 3 5 7 8 10 11 13 15 16

BD 5 8 11 13

USE ME - C

CY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

SN 5 8 10 13 16

BD 1 3 6 8 9 11 12 14 16

USE ME - D

CY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 16

SN 5 8 16

BD 1 3 6 9 10 12 14 16

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Funk and Soul
FUNKY PRESIDENT

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 5 13

BD 1 4 8 10 11

GET UP - A

CY 1 3 5 7 8 9 11 13 15 16

SN 5 7 8 10 13 16

BD 1 11 15

GET UP - B

CY 1 3 5 7 8 9 11 13 15

SN 5 7 8 10 13 16

BD 1 11 15

EXPENSIVE SHIT

CY 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 12 13 15 16

SN 1 2 4 6 9 10 13 14

BD 4 7 15

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Funk and Soul
CHUG CHUG CHUG-A-LUG

CY 1 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 15

SN 2 3 5 8 10 11 13

BD 1 4 6 8 10 12 15

THE FEZ - A

CY 3 7 11 15

SN 2 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 14 16

BD 1 9

THE FEZ - B

CY 3 7 11 15

SN 2 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 14 16

BD 1 9 12 15

ROCK STEADY

CY 1 3 5 7 8 9 11 13 15 16

SN 2 5 6 8 10 13 14 16

BD 3 5 8 11 13

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Funk and Soul
SYNTHETIC SUBSTITUTION - A

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 5 9

BD 1 3 8 10 11 12 16

SYNTHETIC SUBSTITUTION - B

AC ^

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 5 9

BD 1 3 8 10 11 12 16

COW’D BELL - A

CB 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 12 13 15 16

SN 2 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 14 16

BD 1 4 7 8 11 12 14 16

COW’D BELL - B

CB 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 12 13 15 16

SN 2 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 14 16

BD 1 3 4 8 9 11 12 14 16

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Funk and Soul
PALM GREASE - A

CY 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 14 15

SN 5 8 10 13 16

BD 1 9 16

PALM GREASE - B

AC ^

CY 1 3 11

SN 2 6 15

BD 3

O-O-H CHILD - A

AC ^ ^ ^ ^

CY 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 14 15

SN 2 4 5 7 8 10 12 13 14 16

BD 1 3 9 11 12

O-O-H CHILD - B

^ ^ ^ ^

CY 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 14 15

SN 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 15

BD 1 3 9 11 12

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Funk and Soul
LADY MARMALADE - A

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 5 13

BD 1 3 7 9 15

LADY MARMALADE - B

AC ^

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 5 9

BD 13

HOT SWEAT - A

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 5 8 9 10 13 15 16

BD 1 11

HOT SWEAT - B

CY 1 3 4 5 7 9 11 12 13 15

SN 2 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 14

BD 3 4 11 12 15

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Funk and Soul
HAITIAN DIVORCE

AC ^ ^

CY 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16

SN 2 5 7 8 10 13 15 16

BD 3 5 11 13

COME DANCING - A

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 2 3 5 6 7 10 11 13 14 15

BD 1 8 9 16

COME DANCING - B

AC ^

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 2 5 6 10 13 14 15

BD 1 3 6 8 9 16

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Funk and Soul
RESPECT YOURSELF - A

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 5 11 13

BD 1 5 9 13

RESPECT YOURSELF - B

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 5 9 11 13

BD 1 5 9 13

EXPRESS YOURSELF - A

CY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

SN 5 8 10 12 14 16

BD 1 4 9 12 15

EXPRESS YOURSELF - B

AC ^

CY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

SN 5 8 10 12 13

BD 1 4 9 12 15

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Funk and Soul
LET A WOMAN BE A WOMAN

AC ^

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 5 8 10 11 13 14

BD 3 9 11 12 14 15

LET A MAN BE A MAN

AC ^

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 5 8 10 12 13

BD 3 11 15

BOOKS OF MOSES - A

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 5 13

BD 1 5 9 12

BOOKS OF MOSES - B

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 5 13

BD 1 5 9

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Funk and Soul
MOTHER POPCORN - A

CY 1 5 9 13

SN 5 8 10 15

BD 1 3 11

MOTHER POPCORN - B

CY 1 5 9 13

SN 2 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 14 16

BD 3 7 11 15

STRT BTS - A

AC ^

CY 2 3 5 6 8 9 14 15

SN 2 5 8 12 13

BD 1 4 7 11

STRT BTS - B

AC ^

CY 2 3 5 6 8 9 14 15

SN 2 5 8 13

BD 1 4 7 11

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Funk and Soul
I GOT THE FEELIN’ - A

AC ^ ^

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 7 10 15

BD 1 3 11

I GOT THE FEELIN’ - B

AC ^

CY 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

SN 2 5 6 8 10 11 12 14 15 16

BD 3 9 13 15

MORE BOUNCE TO THE OUNCE

CH 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

OH 1

HC 5 13

SN 5 13

BD 1 9 10

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Afro-Cuban
SON CLAVE

BD 1 4 5 8 9 12 13 16

RS 1 4 7 11 13

CY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

RUMBA

BD 1 4 5 8 9 12 13 16

RS 1 4 8 11 13

CY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

BOSSA NOVA

BD 1 4 5 8 9 12 13 16

RS 1 4 7 11 14

CY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

BOUTON

BD 1 9 11 15

RS 4 7 13

CH 1 3 4 5 7 9 11 13 15

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Afro-Cuban
GAHU

BD 1 5 9 13 15

RS 3 4 7 8 11 12 15 16

CB 1 4 7 11 15

SHIKO

BD 1 5 7 9 13 15

RS 3 4 7 8 11 12 15 16

CB 1 5 7 11 13

SOUKOUS

BD 1 5 9 13 15

RS 1 4 7 9 12 15

CB 1 4 7 10 11

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Drum and Bass
DRUM AND BASS 1 - A

BD 1 4 8 10 11 16

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

DRUM AND BASS 1 - B

BD 1 3 8 9 10 11

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

DRUM AND BASS 2 - A

BD 1 8 10 12 16

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

DRUM AND BASS 2 - B

BD 1 12

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 16

DRUM AND BASS 3

BD 1 11

SN 5 13

CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

OH 7 8 9 10

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Drum and Bass
DRUM AND BASS 4 - A

BD 1 7

SN 5 11 13

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

OH 1

DRUM AND BASS 4 - B

BD 5 11

SN 5 13

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

JUNGLE - A

BD 1 3 11

SN 5 8 10 15

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

OH 1

JUNGLE - B

BD 2 3 11

SN 2 5 8 10 15

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

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EDM
TECHNO

BD 1 5 9 13 15

SN 5 13

CH 10

OH 3 7 11 15

DUBSTEP - A

BD 1 11

SN 9

CH 2 3 7 12 15

OH 5 14

DUBSTEP - B

BD 1 4 7 11

SN 9

CH 2 3 7 12 15

OH 5 14

DUBSTEP - RATCHETED

BD 1 4 9 12

SN 5 13 16

CH 1 2 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 16

OH 7

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EDM
UK GARAGE - A

BD 1 11

CL 5 13

CH 3 4 7 11 15 16

RS 2 8 14

MT 6 12

UK GARAGE - B

BD 1 11

CL 5 13

CH 3 7 11 15

RS 8 14

MT 6 12

SYNTH WAVE

BD 1 9

SN 5 13

CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

OH 14

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Dub
HALF DROP

BD 1

SN 9

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

ONE DROP

BD 9

SN 9

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

TWO DROP

BD 1 9

SN 9

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

STEPPERS

BD 1 5 9 13

SN 9

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

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Reggaeton
REGGAETON 1

BD 1 5 9 13

SN 4 7 12 15

CH 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

REGGAETON 2

AC ^ ^

CH 3 7 11 15

SN 4 6 7 8 11 12 15

BD 1 8

REGGAETON 3 - A

CH

SN 1 4 7 9 12 15

BD 1 9

REGGAETON 3 - B

CH 1 4 7 9 12 15

SN 1 4 7 9 12 15

BD 1 9

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Pop
POP 1 - A

CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

OH 1 4 7 9 10

RS 1 2 4 7 8 11 12

SN 5 13

BD 1 2 4 8 11

HC 5 13

IN THE AIR LAST NIGHT - A

AC ^ ^

HT 3 7

OH 1 13

CH 3 7 11 13

SN 13

BD 11

IN THE AIR LAST NIGHT - B

AC ^ ^

HT 3 7

OH 1 13

CH 3 7 11 13

SN 13

BD 1 3 5 7 9 11 15

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Pop
NINETEEN - A

CH 1 4 7 9 10

OH 1 4 7 9 10

RS 1 2 4 7 8 11 12

BD 1 2 4 8 11

HC 5 13

NINETEEN - B

CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

OH 1 4 7 9 10

RS 1 2 4 7 8 11 12

SN 5 13

BD 1 2 4 8 11

HC 5 13

BLEU MONDAY - A

OH 3 7 11 15

SN 5 13

BD 1 9

HC 5 13

BLEU MONDAY - B

CH 1 4 5 8 9 12 13 16

OH 3 7 11 15

SN 5 13

BD 1 9

HC 5 13

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Breaks
STANDARD BREAKBEAT 1

BD 1 11

SN 5 13

STANDARD BREAKBEAT 2

BD 1 3 11

SN 5 13

STANDARD BREAKBEAT 3

BD 1 3 7 11

SN 5 8 10 13

POLYRHYTHMIC - A

AC ^ ^ ^

BD 1 7

SN 3 5 9 11 12 13 15 16

POLYRHYTHMIC - B

AC ^ ^

BD 3 9

SN 5 7 11 13

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Hybrid Breaks With Alternate Endings
HYBRID KICK

BD 1 9

SN 5 13

↳ FOLLOW WITH HYBRID BREAK ENDING 1

BD 1 11

SN 5 10 13

↳ OR FOLLOW WITH HYBRID BREAK ENDING 2

BD 1 7 9 12

SN 5 13

↳ OR FOLLOW WITH HYBRID BREAK ENDING 3

BD 1 8 11

SN 5 13

↳ OR FOLLOW WITH HYBRID BREAK ENDING 4

BD 1 10

SN 5 13

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Hybrid Breaks…
↳ OR FOLLOW WITH HYBRID BREAK ENDING 5

BD 1 3 9 11

SN 5 13

↳ OR FOLLOW WITH HYBRID BREAK ENDING 6

BD 1 6 8 10 11

SN 5 13

HYBRID KICK 7 - A

BD 1 3 9 11

SN 5 13

↳ FOLLOW WITH HYBRID BREAK 7 - B

BD 1 2 9 11

SN 5 13

HYBRID 8 - A

BD 1 9 11

SN 5 13

↳ FOLLOW WITH HYBRID BREAK 8 - B

BD 1 2 9 11

SN 5 13

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Irregular Breaks
IRREGULAR 1 - A

BD 1 3 4 7 11

SN 5 8 13 16

IRREGULAR 1 - B

AC ^

BD 1 3 8 11

SN 5 13 16

IRREGULAR 2 - A

BD 1 8 11

SN 4 13

IRREGULAR 2 - B

BD 1 3 7 11

SN 5 9 13

IRREGULAR 3

BD 1 4 9 15

SN 2 5 11 14

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Rolling Breaks
ROLLING 1

AC ^ ^

BD 1 11

SN 5 13

ROLLING 2

BD 1 11 14

SN 5 13

ROLLING 3 - A

BD 1 7 13

SN 5 11

ROLLING 3 - B

BD 1 7 13

SN 5 11 15

ROLLING 4 - A

AC ^ ^

BD 1 2

SN 5 13

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Rolling Breaks
ROLLING 4 - B

AC ^ ^

BD 1 8 10 11

SN 5 13

ROLLING 5 - A

AC ^ ^

BD 1 3 11

SN 5 13

ROLLING 5 - B

AC ^ ^

BD 1 4 11

SN 5 13

ROLLING 6 - A

AC ^ ^

BD 1 7 12

SN 5 13

ROLLING 6 - B

AC ^ ^

BD 1 3 8 11 14

SN 5 13

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Rolling Breaks
ROLLING 7 - A

AC ^ ^

BD 1 8 9 12

SN 5 13

ROLLING 7 - B

AC ^ ^

BD 1 4 8 11

SN 5 13

ROLLING 7 - C

AC ^ ^

BD 1 8 11

SN 5 13

ROLLING 7 - D

AC ^ ^

BD 1 4 8 11

SN 5 13

ROLLING 8

BD 1 8

SN 5 13

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Rolling Breaks
ROLLING 9 - A

AC ^ ^

BD 1 9 11

SN 5 13

ROLLING 9 - B

AC ^ ^

BD 1 2 9 11

SN 5 13

ROLLING 10

AC ^ ^

BD 1 8 12

SN 5 13

ROLLING 11

AC ^ ^

BD 1 6 7 10 11

SN 5 13

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Breaks - Snare
CONTEMPORARY SNARE 1 - A

AC ^ ^ ^ ^

BD 1 11

SN 5 10 15

CONTEMPORARY SNARE 1 - B

AC ^ ^ ^ ^

BD 3 11

SN 7 10 13

CONTEMPORARY SNARE 2 - A

AC ^ ^ ^ ^

BD 1 3 11

SN 5 13

CONTEMPORARY SNARE 2 - B

AC ^ ^ ^ ^

BD 3 11 12

SN 5 10 13

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Breaks - Snare
CONTEMPORARY SNARE 3 - A

AC ^ ^ ^ ^

BD 1 7 15

SN 5 11 14 16

CONTEMPORARY SNARE 3 - B

AC ^ ^ ^ ^

BD 1 4 7 15

SN 5 11

UNCONVENTIONAL SNARE 1 - A

AC ^ ^

BD 1 5 11

SN 9 15

UNCONVENTIONAL SNARE 1 - B

AC ^ ^ ^ ^

BD 1 7 11

SN 5 13

UNCONVENTIONAL SNARE 2 - A

AC ^ ^

BD 1 13

SN 5 9 12

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Breaks - Snare
UNCONVENTIONAL SNARE 2 - B

AC ^ ^

BD 1 5 9 11

SN 8 13

UNCONVENTIONAL SNARE 3 - A

AC ^ ^

BD 1 7 14

SN 5 11

UNCONVENTIONAL SNARE 3 - B

AC ^ ^

BD 1 5 9 11

SN 8 13

UNCONVENTIONAL SNARE 4 - A

AC ^ ^

BD 1 3 7 9

SN 5 11

UNCONVENTIONAL SNARE 4 - B

AC ^ ^

BD 3 11

SN 1 5 10 13

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Ghost Snares
GHOST SNARE 1 - A

AC ^ ^

SN 5 8 10 13 16

GHOST SNARE 1 - B

AC ^ ^

SN 5 8 10 13

GHOST SNARE 2 - A

AC ^ ^

SN 2 5 8 13 16

GHOST SNARE 2 - B

AC ^ ^

SN 2 5 10 13 16

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Breaks - Kick
CONTEMPORARY KICK 1 - A

BD 1 11

SN 5 15

CONTEMPORARY KICK 1 - B

BD 3 8 11

SN 5 13

CONTEMPORARY KICK 2 - A

AC ^ ^

BD 3 8 11

SN 5 10 13

CONTEMPORARY KICK 2 - B

AC ^ ^

BD 3 11 14

SN 5 13

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Breaks - Kick
CONTEMPORARY KICK 3 - A

BD 1 11

SN 5 15

CONTEMPORARY KICK 3 - B

BD 1 9 11

SN 5 13

CONTEMPORARY KICK 4

BD 1 9

SN 5 11

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Drum Rolls
DRUM ROLL 1

AC ^ ^ ^

HT 9 10 11

MT 12 13 14

LT 15 16

OH 1

CY 1

DRUM ROLL 2

BD 13 15

SN 1 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12

DRUM ROLL 3

SN 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 11 13 14 15 16

DRUM ROLL 4

BD 1 7 13

SN 4 5 8 9 16

CY 1 7 13

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Drum Rolls
DRUM ROLL 5

AC ^

HT 1

MT 5 9 11

LT 13 15

DRUM ROLL 6

AC ^

HT 1

MT 5 9 11

LT 13 15

DRUM ROLL 7

AC ^

HT 3

MT 4 7 8

LT 11 12 14

SN 1 5 9 13

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Drum Rolls
DRUM ROLL 8

AC ^ ^ ^

HT 3

MT 5 9 11 12

LT 15 16

SN 1 8 13

DRUM ROLL 9

AC ^ ^

HT 3

MT 5 11

LT 13 15

SN 1 2 7 9 10

DRUM ROLL 10

AC ^ ^ ^

HT 3 4

MT 7 8 11 12

LT 15 16

SN 1 2 5 6 9 10 13 14

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Drum Rolls
DRUM ROLL 11

AC ^ ^ ^

HT 2 14

MT 5 8

LT 11 15 16

SN 1 4 7 10 13

BD 3 6 9 12

DRUM ROLL 12

AC ^ ^ ^

HT 3 10

MT 11 13

LT 12 14 15

SN 1 2 9 13

BD 5 7

CY 5 7

DRUM ROLL 13

AC ^

HT 2

MT 6 10

LT 14

SN 1 5 9 13

BD 3 4 7 8 11 12 15 16

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Drum Rolls
DRUM ROLL 14

AC ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

HT 10 11 12 13

MT 4 5 6 7 8 9 14 15

LT 1 2 3 16

DRUM ROLL 15

AC

HT 2 10

MT

LT 4 8 12 16

SN 1 5 9 13

DRUM ROLL 16

SN 1 2 7 8 13 14

BD 3 5 11 15

CH 3 9 15

CY 5 11

DRUM ROLL 17

HT 3 4

MT 9 10

SN 1 2 5 7 8 11 13 14 15 16

CY 5 11

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Drum Rolls
DRUM ROLL 18

SN 1 7

BD 3 5 9 11 15

CY 1 7 13

DRUM ROLL 19

SN 1 2 7 8 13 14

BD 3 5 9 11 15

CY 3 5 9 11 15

DRUM ROLL 20

HT 3 5

MT 7 15

LT 16

SN 1 9 11 14

BD 2 4 6 8 10 12 13

CY 9

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Your Patterns

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Your Patterns

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Resources: Tutorials

So you want to be a better drum programmer, eh?

https://reddit.com/540dve

You Suck at Producing - Creating Drum Beats

https://youtu.be/EILEUJCbduU

How to Write Drum Beats

http://mccormick.cx/news/entries/how-to-write-beats

How to Play Ghost Notes on Your Snare Drum

https://youtu.be/fFllZK7a3nI

How to Make Very Sick Beats

https://youtube.com/@verysickbeats

Rene-Pierre Bardet
https://goodreads.com/author/show/4050617

A Guide to Ghost Snares in MIDI

https://music.tutsplus.com/tutorials/a-guide-to-
ghost-snares-in-midi--audio-4126

PO-12 Rhythm Master Class

https://apple.co/4agrsRr

Korg Volca Expert Guides (Series)

https://apple.co/4di4njV

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Resources: Websites

• The Dubroom Studio

studio.dubroom.org
• Ethan Hein
ethanhein.com
• Hack Music Theory
hackmusictheory.com
• Very Sick Beats
howtomakeverysickbeats.com
• Funklet
funklet.com
• Music Radar
musicradar.com
• Attack Magazine
attackmagazine.com
• Subaqueous Music
subaqueousmusic.com
• You Suck at Producing
yousuckatproducing.com
• Tuts Plus
music.tutsplus.com
• MIDI Mighty
midimighty.com

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