City pop drum pattern
Glossy 80s Japanese funk and soft rock. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.
112 BPM · Live 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
| Drum | Steps |
|---|---|
| Closed hat | 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 (soft), 9, 10 (soft), 11, 13, 15, 16 (soft) |
| Snare | 5, 13 |
| Kick | 1, 5, 9, 13 |
They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 112 BPM. No account needed to start.
How city pop drums go
A tight funk backbeat, sixteenth hats, ghost notes.
Questions about city pop drums
What BPM is city pop?
Usually 100 to 125 BPM. This pattern plays at 112 BPM.
How do you make a city pop drum pattern?
Start with the kick on steps 1, 5, 9 and 13, the snare on steps 5 and 13 and the closed hi-hat on steps 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15 and 16. 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 city pop 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.
Make a city pop beat
The free editor opens with a whole city pop beat: drums, bass and chords, each part yours to change, add to or take away.
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