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 | hit | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest |
| Closed hi-hat | hit | rest | hit | hit | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | hit | hit | rest | hit | rest |
| Ride | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest |
| Shaker | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit |
How to play it and where it comes from
Liquid DnB (Hospital Records, LTJ Bukem, Calibre) at 170–176: the same two-step as DnB but soft and soulful, with snare ghost notes (here on the "and" of 3), shaker in sixteenths, low-velocity "x.xx" hats and offbeat ride. Snare with warm reverb, jazz/soul chords, rounded bass. Variants: light layered sampled breaks, double kick on the "a" of 2, half-time sections.