The pattern
174 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 | rest | rest | rest | rest | 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 |
| Closed hi-hat | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest |
| Ride | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest |
How to play it and where it comes from
Drum & bass at 170–176 (modern ~174): the "two-step" with kick on 1 and on the "and" of 3 and snare on 2 and 4, also felt in half time at 87. Hat or ride in eighths; the bass (reese, sub) is the other protagonist. Variants: snare ghost notes on the "and" of 1 and 2, layered sampled breaks (Amen, Think), snare doubled at the end of the phrase, kick displaced for "stepper" drops.