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Bachata drum pattern

Romantic and swaying, four beats with a hip-tap on 4. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.

128 BPM · Afro kit · 1 bar

The pattern, step by step

Each step is a sixteenth note, four to a beat: step 1 is beat 1, 5 is beat 2, 9 is beat 3 and 13 is beat 4. A lit square is a hit; a fainter one is played softer.

  • Hit
  • Softer hit
The bachata drum pattern: the steps each drum plays
DrumSteps
Shaker1 (soft), 3 (soft), 5 (soft), 7 (soft), 9 (soft), 11 (soft), 13 (soft), 15 (soft)
Conga1, 3 (soft), 5 (soft), 7 (soft), 9, 11 (soft), 13, 15 (soft)
Kick1, 5, 9, 13
Open these drums in the editor

They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 128 BPM. No account needed to start.

How bachata drums go

Güira scraping eighths and sixteenths, bongo martillo, a bass drum on the beats in modern bachata.

Questions about bachata drums

What BPM is bachata?

Usually 120 to 140 BPM. This pattern plays at 128 BPM.

How do you make a bachata drum pattern?

Start with the kick on steps 1, 5, 9 and 13 and the conga and shaker on steps 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15. Each step is a sixteenth note, four to a beat: step 1 is beat 1, 5 is beat 2, 9 is beat 3 and 13 is beat 4. Open it in the free editor to change any step.

Do bachata drums swing?

No: every hit lands straight on the grid. The editor’s Steps view can add swing if you want the groove to bounce.

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Make a bachata beat

The free editor opens with a whole bachata beat: drums, bass and chords, each part yours to change, add to or take away.

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