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House drum pattern

Straight four-on-the-floor. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.

124 BPM · 909 kit · 1 bar · 57% 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 house drum pattern: the steps each drum plays
DrumSteps
Open hat3, 7, 11, 15
Closed hat1 (soft), 2 (soft), 5 (soft), 8 (soft), 9 (soft), 10 (soft), 13 (soft), 16 (soft)
Clap5, 13
Kick1, 5, 9, 13
Open these drums in the editor

They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 124 BPM. No account needed to start.

How house drums go

Kick on every beat, clap on 2 and 4, open hat on every off-beat, quiet closed and feel hats on the off-sixteenths, swung 55-60% (kick, clap and open hat straight).

The bass, chords and sounds are on the House page.

Questions about house drums

What BPM is house?

Usually 118 to 128 BPM. This pattern plays at 124 BPM.

How do you make a house drum pattern?

Start with the kick on steps 1, 5, 9 and 13, the clap on steps 5 and 13, the closed hi-hat on steps 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13 and 16 and the open 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 house drums swing?

Yes, about 57% 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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Make a house beat

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

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