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Baltimore club drum pattern

Fast and hard, built on short chant-like loops. 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

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 Baltimore club drum pattern: the steps each drum plays
DrumSteps
Closed hat1 (soft), 3, 5 (soft), 7, 9 (soft), 11, 13 (soft), 15
Clap5, 13
Snare7 (soft), 15 (soft)
Kick1, 5, 9, 14, 16
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 Baltimore club drums go

The Dickontrol kick: beats 1, 2 and 3, one just after 4 and "the thump" right before the next 1; a chopped Think or Sing Sing break with hard claps.

Questions about Baltimore club drums

What BPM is Baltimore club?

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

How do you make a Baltimore club drum pattern?

Start with the kick on steps 1, 5, 9, 14 and 16, the snare on steps 7 and 15, the clap on steps 5 and 13 and the closed hi-hat 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 Baltimore club 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 Baltimore club beat

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

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