Drum rhythms with off-beat

snare drum patterns.

Off-beat snare drum patterns are the same as any other off-beat rhythm,
you now use the snare drum to play in on. These rhythms are still played
as 1/16th note and the off-beats are counted as e's and a's.
1
4 x
4

x1

x& x2 x& A x3 &x x4

& A 2

&

&

&

&

A 2

&

&

A 4

&

x& 3x

x1 E &x

&

&

&

1 E &

&

E &

x x

x x

11

13

x1 x& 2x

x& A 1x

x& 3x

x&

x& 4x

x&

x& A x3

&

x4

x&

A 2

&

&

& A

&

& A 2

&

&

&

x&

&

x2

&

&

&

&

&

&

&

&

&

x E &x

x2

&

x3 E &x

x&

&

E &

&

3 E &

&

x x

x x

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&

x E &x 3x

x1

&

&

& A 3

x x

15

17

19

x E &x

&

x4

&

x& 4x

&

&

x&
x& A 1x

x x 2x &x 3x E &x x4 &x

21

1 E &

x E &x 2x E x& 3x E x& 4x E x&

23

x1

x E x& 3x

&

x&

4 E

x &x

&

&

A 2

& A 3

&

4 E &

x x

x x

x E &x 2x

x A 3x

&

&

&

x A 3x E &x

E &

x E x& 2x E x& A 3x E &x 4x E &x