Intermediate - Some 16th Note Hi-hat Patterns

Some 16th Note Hi-Hat Patterns for Intermediate / Beginner

R = Right Hand Strike  H = Hi-Hat
L = Left Hand Strike   S = Snare Drum
C = Crash Cymbal       B = Bass Drum
x = Strike on Cymbal   o = Hit on Drum

**Obviously if you?re Left Handed, exchange Right for Left and vice-versa.**

  |RLRLRLRLRLRLRLRL|RLRLRLRLRLRLRLRL| 
C |x---------------|----------------| 
H |-xxx-xxxxxxx-xxx|xxxx-xxxxxxx-xxx|
S |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B |o--o--o-o-------|o--o---oo-o-----| 
 
  |RLRLRLRLRLRLRLRL|RLRLRLRLRLRLRLRL| 
C |x---------------|----------------|
H |-xxx-xxxxxxx-xxx|xxxx-xxxxxxx----|
S |----o-------o---|----o-------oooo|
B |o--o--o---o-----|o--o--o---o-----|

  |RLRLRLRLRLRLRLRL|RLRLRLRLRLRLRLRL| 
C |x---------------|----------------| 
H |-xxx-xxxxxxx-xxx|xxxx-xxxxxxx-xxx|
S |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B |o-o---o-o-o-----|o-oo---o?oo-----|

  |RLRLRLRLRLRLRLRL|RLRLRLRLRLRLRLRL|R|
C |x---------------|----------------|x|
H |-xxx-xxxxxxx-xxx|xxxx-xxx--------|-|
S |----o-------o---|----o---oooooooo|-|
B |o-oo---o?oo-----|o-o---o-o---o---|o|


This is how it?s tabbed out but, I find it easier to do each bar at a time so you read like this -

  |RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL|RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL| 
C |x--- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----| 
H |-xxx -xxx xxxx -xxx|xxxx -xxx xxxx -xxx|
S |---- o--- ---- o---|---- o--- ---- o---|
B |o--o --o- o--- ----|o--o ---o o-o- ----| 

  |RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL|RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL|
C |x--- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|
H |-xxx -xxx xxxx -xxx|xxxx -xxx xxxx ----|
S |---- o--- ---- o---|---- o--- ---- oooo|
B |o--o --o- --o- ----|o--o --o- --o- ----|

  |RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL|RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL| 
C |x--- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----| 
H |-xxx -xxx xxxx -xxx|xxxx -xxx xxxx ?xxx|
S |---- o--- ---- o---|---- o--- ---- o---|
B |o-o- --o- o-o- ----|o-oo ---o ?oo- ----| 

  |RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL|RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL|R|
C |x--- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|x|
H |-xxx -xxx xxxx -xxx|xxxx -xxx ---- ----|-|
S |---- o--- ---- o---|---- o--- oooo oooo|-|
B |o-oo ---o ?oo- ----|o-o- --o- o--- o---|o|

Well there you are, it?s pretty easy to make some up your own. You can try adding extra hit?s on the Snare or Bass in between each Hi-Hat and Crash Strikes.

Tabbed by Zo0o0oCh (sameoldmatt@hotmail.com)