RockRock4/4 · straight
The anchor of popular music: kick on 1 & 3, snare on 2 & 4, straight eighth hats.
96 bpm1 barbeginner
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Sixteenth Funk
4/4 · 98 bpm · straight · Funk
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Kick: 1, a1, &2, &3, &4 — a tresillo-flavoured syncopation. Snare: 2 and 4 with ghosts at &1, &3 and a4. Hats: eighths accented on the beat (expand to 16ths via the variation).
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Funk & SoulSoul4/4 · straight
Warm soul pocket with tambourine on the off-beats, straight from the Motown playbook.
112 bpm1 barbeginner
Disco & BoogieDisco4/4 · straight
Four-on-the-floor kick, open hats pumping the off-beats, snare on 2 & 4.
120 bpm1 barbeginner
UK Garage & BrokenUK Garage4/4 · swung
The skippy 2-step: kick on 1 and the “&” of 3, snare on 2 & 4, heavily swung hats.
132 bpm1 barinterm.swing
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Disco Classic4/4 · 120 bpm · straightbeginner
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