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UK funky drum pattern

Four-on-the-floor with soca and afro percussion swing. Here are its drums on a step grid, at the tempo it starts at, to hear and to change.

130 BPM · 909 kit · 1 bar · 56% 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 UK funky drum pattern: the steps each drum plays
DrumSteps
Open hat3 (soft), 7 (soft), 11 (soft), 15 (soft)
Closed hat1 (soft), 2 (soft), 3 (soft), 4 (soft), 5 (soft), 6 (soft), 7 (soft), 8 (soft), 9 (soft), 10 (soft), 11 (soft), 12 (soft), 13 (soft), 14 (soft), 15 (soft), 16 (soft)
Clap5, 13
Rim4, 7, 12, 15
Kick1, 5, 9, 13
Open these drums in the editor

They open as one drum lane on a step grid, at 130 BPM. No account needed to start.

How UK funky drums go

A four-on-the-floor kick (or a garage-style syncopated kick), congas and rims in the dembow rhythm, clap on 2 and 4, offbeat open hats, swung shakers.

Questions about UK funky drums

What BPM is UK funky?

Usually 128 to 132 BPM. This pattern plays at 130 BPM.

How do you make a UK funky drum pattern?

Start with the kick on steps 1, 5, 9 and 13, the clap on steps 5 and 13, the rim on steps 4, 7, 12 and 15, the closed hi-hat on every step 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 UK funky drums swing?

Yes, about 56% 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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The free editor opens with a whole UK funky beat: drums, bass and chords, each part yours to change, add to or take away.

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