Drum
Rhythm
Rhythm noun - The recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensity.
Usage example: the steady rhythm of the rain falling on the roof
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- The 1971 album, There's A Riot Going On, in fact, was one of the first funk albums to use a (very crude and early) drum/rhythm machine.
Source: Seinfeld Is Unfunny / Music - Similarly with "Beat It"'s drum beat, followed by the rhythm guitar.
Source: Epic Riff - Everything is going smoothly to the rhythm of a faux-tribal drum beat, when Superman suddenly shows up to foil their plans and save Lois.
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