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Corridos tumbados drum pattern

In 6/8: two big beats a bar of three eighths each (a bar is three quarter notes long here, so the tempo counts quarters); a rolling triple feel, never a 4/4 trap grid. 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 and 9 is beat 3. A lit square is a hit; a fainter one is played softer.

  • Hit
  • Softer hit
The corridos tumbados drum pattern: the steps each drum plays
DrumSteps
Closed hat1 (soft), 7 (soft)
Cross-stick3 (soft), 5 (soft), 9 (soft), 11 (soft)
Kick1, 7
Open these drums in the editor

They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 112 BPM. No account needed to start.

How corridos tumbados drums go

Often none; when there is percussion, low hits on each big beat (1 and 4 of the six eighths) and a light chop on the eighths between.

Questions about corridos tumbados drums

What BPM is corridos tumbados?

Usually 100 to 130 BPM. This pattern plays at 112 BPM.

How do you make a corridos tumbados drum pattern?

Start with the kick and closed hi-hat on steps 1 and 7 and the cross-stick on steps 3, 5, 9 and 11. Each step is a sixteenth note, four to a beat: step 1 is beat 1, 5 is beat 2 and 9 is beat 3. Open it in the free editor to change any step.

Do corridos tumbados 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 corridos tumbados beat

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

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