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Motown and soul

by The house band · 5 items · every one follows your project's key

The 1960s: a snare on every beat, a tambourine that never rests and a bass line that is the real melody.

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Press play on any of them. They loop until you stop them.

Pattern

Four on the snare

The snare hits every single beat, not just two and four. It is the most urgent beat there is, and it filled dance floors in Detroit.

Pattern

Sweet soul

Piano chords on every beat with strings held above them. The bass walks between the chords so nothing ever stands still.

Recipe

Melodic bass

A bass line you could sing. It leaves the root note as soon as it can and takes the long way round to the next chord.

Recipe

Tambourine drive

Shaken on every beat with a little skip before each one. Take it away and the whole track sits down.

Recipe

Bell answer

Three notes up, a long wait, three notes down. It answers the singer, so leave room for one.

Now change it.

Drop any of these into a project and every step, note and sound is yours to move. That is how you find out why it works.

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