drum pattern
Repeating percussion loop
A drum pattern is a repeating rhythmic sequence played on drums or percussion, forming the backbone of a piece of music.
In electronic music production, drum patterns are often programmed rather than performed live, built from individual hits arranged in a sequencer: a four-on-the-floor drum pattern, programming drum patterns in a DAW.
Classic patterns like the boom-bap of hip-hop or the backbeat of rock are instantly recognizable.
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- snareDevice for catching prey
- kickFoot-delivered strike
hi-hat · loop · breakbeat · tempo · time signature · syncopation · fill · break down · beat drop · bass drop · downbeat · backbeat · sequencer · 808 · trap beat · shuffle · swing · polyrhythm
- rhythmsbeat, rhythm, syncopation, offbeat, cadence
- rhythm termsrhythm, beat, tempo, meter, cadence
- rhythmbeat, pulse, tempo, downbeat, upbeat
- BluesB.B. King, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, twelve bar blues, delta blues
- musical motifsleitmotif, riff, hook, theme, ostinato
drum patternmelody
Pleasing sequence of notes
melodic line · chord progression · string arrangement · bassline · bass line
drum patternsilence
Total lack of sound
arrhythmia · free time · rubato · white noise
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