The pattern
98 BPM · 4/4 · 16 step
| Instrument | Beat 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Beat 2 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Beat 3 | Step 10 | Step 11 | Step 12 | Beat 4 | Step 14 | Step 15 | Step 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick | hit | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest |
| Snare | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest |
| Clap | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest |
| Rim shot | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest |
| Closed hi-hat | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest |
How to play it and where it comes from
Jamaican digital dancehall (from the 1985 "Sleng Teng" to modern riddims) between 85 and 110: it abandons the one drop for a syncopated 3-3-2 kick (1, the "a" of 1, the "and" of 2) with a hit on the "and" of 3, snare on 2 and 4. Off-beat rim/perc answer the kick: the riddim repeats like a hook over which several artists sing. Variants: slower, minimal riddims (the Diwali riddim with handclaps), snare only on 3, electronic toms.