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