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Bassline house drum pattern

Four-on-the-floor UK garage sped up, the wobbling bass up front. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.

138 BPM · 909 kit · 1 bar · 56% 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 bassline house drum pattern: the steps each drum plays
DrumSteps
Closed hat3, 7, 11, 15
Clap5, 13
Snare5 (soft), 8 (soft), 10 (soft), 13 (soft), 16 (soft)
Kick1, 5, 9, 13
Open these drums in the editor

They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 138 BPM. No account needed to start.

How bassline house drums go

A four-on-the-floor kick, claps on 2 and 4, off-beat open hats, skippy off-sixteenth snares and hats for the garage shuffle.

Questions about bassline house drums

What BPM is bassline house?

Usually 135 to 142 BPM. This pattern plays at 138 BPM.

How do you make a bassline house drum pattern?

Start with the kick on steps 1, 5, 9 and 13, the snare on steps 5, 8, 10, 13 and 16, the clap on steps 5 and 13 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 bassline house drums swing?

Yes, about 56% 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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