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Detroit / Flint drum pattern

Written at 200-220 BPM, felt in half-time around 105; bouncy and off-balance, the drums straight; never slowed to a 140 trap feel. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.

210 BPM · 808 kit · 2 bars

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 Detroit / Flint drum pattern: the steps each drum plays, bars 1 and 2
DrumBar 1Bar 2
Closed hat1, 5, 9, 131, 5, 9, 13
Clap99
Kick1, 7, 141, 8, 11
Open these drums in the editor

They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 210 BPM. No account needed to start.

How Detroit / Flint drums go

Cheap, slapping drum-machine drums: a high-pitched, short, ringing snare or clap on beat 3 of each bar, sparse hats with few rolls, a staccato piano figure working as a second drum part.

Questions about Detroit / Flint drums

What BPM is Detroit / Flint?

Usually 200 to 220 BPM. This pattern plays at 210 BPM.

How do you make a Detroit / Flint drum pattern?

Start with the kick on steps 1, 7 and 14, the clap on step 9 and the closed hi-hat on steps 1, 5, 9 and 13, then follow the grid for bar 2. 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 Detroit / Flint 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 Detroit / Flint beat

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

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