Drums patterns
Kick, snare and hat patterns: where the beat comes from. 10 patterns, each one playable on a grid you can change.
Four-on-the-floor
A kick on every beat
115–130 bpm rhythmBackbeat
Kick on 1 and 3, snare on 2 and 4
70–140 bpm rhythmOff-beat open hat
An open hat between every kick
118–130 bpm rhythmBoom bap
Punchy, dusty drums with swing and a laid-back backbeat
80–95 bpm rhythmSwung 16th hats
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A hat on every sixteenth, every second one late
75–100 bpm rhythmHalf-time snare
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Free account rhythmHalf-time snare
Snare on beat 3 only: same tempo, feels twice as slow
130–150 bpm rhythmTriplet hat rolls
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Fast hats with bursts of three
130–150 bpm rhythmDembow
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The reggaeton rhythm: boom ch-boom-chick
88–100 bpm rhythmTresillo (3-3-2)
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Free account rhythmTresillo (3-3-2)
Three, three, two: an uneven split of eight
88–110 bpm rhythmTwo-step break
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Free account rhythmTwo-step break
The kick skips a beat; snare on 2 and 4
170–176 bpmSee all 10 drum patterns
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