Sixteen Pocket

Funk · style reference: Jeremy Ellis-style funk break (Funky Drummer feel)

#3 most popular100 BPM4/4practice 75–105 BPM level 3ghost notestwo-pad rolls

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Funk kit

Main4/4 · 16th

Pads

Crash

Hi-hat open

Hi-hat

Snare

Kick

Your pads

131—

142—

153—

164—

9Q—

10W—

11E—

12R—

5A—

6SSnare alt

7DHi-hat alt

8FCrash

1ZKick

2XSnare

3CHi-hat

4VHi-hat open

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Practice notes

Sixteenth hats split across two pads (right index and middle) so they stay even. Accent the downbeats, keep the ghost snares whisper-quiet, and let the open hat on the "and" of 4 breathe before bar 2.

Playing it on hardware? Set your layout on the Pads page, or see the setup guides for MPC Sample, MPC Live 3, Maschine and M-VAVE SMC-PAD.

The style reference names an influence only; this groove is an original pattern.

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Performances of this style on YouTube. Links open youtube.com in a new tab.

Videos show the style and technique; the pattern on this page is an original arrangement, not a transcription.