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Baile funk drum pattern

Machine-tight, loud and saturated drums with a light 55-60% push; the tamborzão under shouted vocals; never US funk. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.

130 BPM · 808 kit · 1 bar · 55% swing

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 baile funk drum pattern: the steps each drum plays
DrumSteps
Closed hat3 (soft), 7 (soft), 11 (soft), 15 (soft)
Clap5, 13
Rim4, 7
Kick1, 7, 11, 13, 15
Open these drums in the editor

They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 130 BPM. No account needed to start.

How baile funk drums go

The tamborzão: kick on 1, the and of 2 and the and of 3, conga slaps on the a of 1 and the and of 2, a low conga or tom on 4 and its and, claps on 2 and 4; not a reggaeton dembow.

Questions about baile funk drums

What BPM is baile funk?

Usually 125 to 135 BPM. This pattern plays at 130 BPM.

How do you make a baile funk drum pattern?

Start with the kick on steps 1, 7, 11, 13 and 15, the clap on steps 5 and 13, the rim on steps 4 and 7 and the closed hi-hat on steps 3, 7, 11 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 baile funk drums swing?

Yes, about 55% swing: every second step comes a little late, so the groove bounces. The editor plays it that way, and its Steps view can change it.

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Make a baile funk beat

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

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