New jack swing drum pattern
As written, snare on 2 and 4 (not half-time); hard-swung sixteenths, close to triplets. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.
102 BPM · 808 kit · 2 bars · 66% 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
| Drum | Bar 1 | Bar 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Closed hat | 1 (soft), 2, 3 (soft), 4, 5 (soft), 6, 7 (soft), 8, 9 (soft), 10, 11 (soft), 12, 13 (soft), 14, 15 (soft), 16 | 1 (soft), 2, 3 (soft), 4, 5 (soft), 6, 7 (soft), 8, 9 (soft), 10, 11 (soft), 12, 13 (soft), 14, 15 (soft), 16 |
| Clap | 5, 13 | 5, 13 |
| Snare | 5, 13 | 5, 13, 16 (soft) |
| Kick | 1, 8, 11 | 1, 4, 11 |
They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 102 BPM. No account needed to start.
How new jack swing drums go
Sampled 808 and LinnDrum drums: a syncopated kick, a loud, prominent snare (clap on top) on 2 and 4, sixteenth hats swung hard with the off-beat sixteenths accented (the swingbeat), a ghost snare into the next bar.
Questions about new jack swing drums
What BPM is new jack swing?
Usually 95 to 110 BPM. This pattern plays at 102 BPM.
How do you make a new jack swing drum pattern?
Start with the kick on steps 1, 8 and 11, the snare and clap on steps 5 and 13 and the closed hi-hat on every step, 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 new jack swing drums swing?
Yes, about 66% 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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