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Rock
Simple backbeat, kick on 1 and 3, snare on 2 and 4
Jazz
Swing rhythm, ride cymbal pattern with snare accents
Hip-Hop
Syncopated kick and snare, heavy emphasis on beats 2 and 4
Reggae
One drop rhythm, emphasis on the third beat
Metal
Double bass drumming, fast and complex patterns
Country
Straight beats with emphasis on the backbeat, brush snare technique
Blues
Shuffle rhythm, emphasis on the backbeat, slow tempo
Electronic / Dance
Four-on-the-floor kick drum pattern
Funk
Syncopated patterns, emphasis on the one beat ('The One')
Disco
Four-on-the-floor beat, hi-hat on the offbeat, syncopated bass line
Latin
Complex rhythms with cross-rhythms, use of timbales
Reggaeton
Dembow rhythm, syncopated kick and snare
Afrobeat
Complex interlocking patterns, emphasis on groove
R&B
Smooth grooves, kick on 1 and 3, snare on 2 and 4, syncopated hi-hat
Techno
Steady kick drum pattern with syncopated hi-hat and snare
Dubstep
Half-time rhythms, snare on the third beat of the bar
Trance
Steady four-on-the-floor beat with rolling basslines and snare builds
Ska
Upbeat tempo, emphasis on 2 and 4, offbeat guitar chords
Drum & Bass
Fast breakbeats, syncopated bass drum patterns, snare on 2 and 4 or on breaks
Trip-Hop
Down-tempo beats, offbeat snares, heavy sampling
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