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Style List
069
B.B.Bld
082.0
4/4
Big-band jazz ballad pattern, best at slightly slow tempos.
070
Ragtime
106.0
4/4
Ragtime pattern with swing accent.
071
Dixie
200.0
4/4
Dixieland jazz pattern, featuring characteristic banjo phrases. Also note the snare drum fill-in.
072
J.Waltz
172.0
3/4
Slightly uptempo jazz waltz pattern, with drum brush producing strong jazz feel.
073
Fusion
104.0
4/4
Typical fusion pattern. Note the Latin-style piano in the main B section.
074
Fsn.Shfl
102.0
4/4
Another good fusion pattern: 16 beats with shuffle.
075
Mambo
110.0
4/4
Rhythmical mambo pattern. Characteristic percussion includes timbales and guiro.
076
Samba
108.0
4/4
Typical samba pattern from Brazil, featuring interesting piano play and pitched agogo bells.
077
J.Samba
112.0
4/4
Exciting, somewhat fast samba pattern. Also fits certain types of fusion.
078
SlwBossa
122.0
4/4
Another Brazilian rhythm: a typical, but slightly slow, bossa nova.
079
PopBossa
126.0
4/4
Popsy bossa nova, with drumstick accent.
080
R.Latin
126.0
4/4
Somewhat slow Latin rhythm. Moody percussion includes cowbell, guiro, congas.
081
Rumba
112.0
4/4
The famous Cuban rhythm. Note the guitar rhythm on Track 4.
082
Espagnol
116.0
4/4
Spanish dance pattern. Nice atmosphere created by strong hand clapping in the main B section.
083
Bomba
120.0
4/4
Puerto Rican folk music, with piercing agogo rhythm.
084
Guanco
108.0
4/4
Latin rhythm with pleasant guitar action. Delayed bass entry produces very distinctive sound.
085
Reggae 1
082.0
4/4
Reggae with shuffle beat.
086
Reggae 2
086.0
4/4
Somewhat heavy reggae pattern; unusual bass phrasing and organ play.
087
Ska
130.0
4/4
Another Jamaican rhythm, said to be the precursor of reggae. Note the off-beat accentuation.
088
Calypso
122.0
4/4
The well-known Caribbean calypso style. Pay attention to the timbales in the fill section.
089
BluGrass
120.0
4/4
Cheerful, uptempo bluegrass pattern; includes banjo.
090
C&W Rock 130.0
4/4
Basic country-and-western, with natural guitar chord strokes.
091
C&W Shfl
120.0
4/4
Country-and-western shuffle, with great brush drumming in the fill-in.
092
C&W Bld
076.0
4/4
Plain country-and-western ballad pattern. Good for other genres as well.
093
C&W Wltz
098.0
3/4
Country-style waltz; great for gentle, singable ballads.
094
M.March
120.0
4/4
March pattern. The marching drum in Track 1 brings out the atmosphere.
095
6/8March
126.0
4/4
March, with triplet rhythms. Includes tuba, horn, and other characteristic marching brass.
096
Polka
128.0
4/4
Lively well-known dance pattern, originating from Czechoslovakia. The accordion phrasing is the key.
097
Slowfox
108.0
4/4
Slow foxtrot pattern. Basically a dance rhythm, but might also work with swing jazz numbers.
098
Foxtrot
200.0
4/4
Fast, swinging fox trot. Makes you want to dance.
099
TangoArg
132.0
4/4
Tango pattern, with characteristic accordion and castanets.
100
V.Waltz
182.0
3/4
Classical waltz pattern. Includes clarinet and good use of pizzicato.
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