Famous 303 Bassline Patterns - page 1

This is part 1 of a  list of some favourite  TB 303 patterns.
I'll add to this over time.
If you have any patterns that you think should be included or there are any mistakes do let me know.

1. Phuture - Acid Tracks  
2. New Order - Confusion
3. Edge Of Motion - Set Up 707
4. Access : Dj Tim & Misjah
5. Josh Wink - Higher State of Conciousness
6. Fast Eddie - Acid Thunder
7. Everyone needs a 303 by Fat Boy Slim
8. Funalogue by Hardfloor
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1. Phuture - Acid Tracks 




The track is very simple. Just 8 notes repeated over and over again.B,B,C,C',C,D#,D#,C'.
"One critical aspect that this track brought with it was the fact that, although the notes themselves remained the same throughout, the sound itself underwent continuous tweaking. " (Attack Magazine)

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2. New Order - Confusion


The pattern is very simple. It uses just 2 notes: G & A#

Step   Note     Transpose     Accent     Slide    Time

01      G           No               No           No      Note On
02      G           No               No           No      Note Held
03      G           Down           No           No      Note Held
04      G           No               No           No      Note On
05      A#         No               No           No      Note off (rest)
06      A#         Down           No           No      Note On
07      A#         Down           No           No      Note On
08      A#         No               No           No      Note Off
09      A#         Down           No           No      Note On
10      A#         No               No           No      Note off
11      A#         No               No           No      Note on
12      A#         No               No           No      Note held
13      A#         No               No           No      Note on
14      A#         No               No           No      Note on
15      A#         No               No           No      Note off
16      A#         No               No           No      Note on


New Order - Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction)


BPM 134
Square wave
Cutoff: 75%
Res: 66%
Env: 66%
Dec: 66%
Acc: 0%

1 g2 S
2 g2 S
3 g2
4 g2
5 g2 R
6 g1
7 g2
8 g2 R
9 a#2
10 g2 R
11 a#1 S
12 a#1
13 a#1
14 a#2
15 g2 R
16 a#1

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3. Edge Of Motion - Set Up 707

There are two parts to the 303 bass line.
It's just 2 notes .... C & C-high

Part 1

Part II

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4. Access : Dj Tim & Misjah
https://youtu.be/4o4joooH5tg

BPM 134
Square wave
Cutoff: 66%
Res: 100%
Env: 66%
Dec: 33%
Acc: 20%

1 a2
2 a2 R
3 a2
4 a3
5 a2 A
6 a2
7 a2
8 a2 R
9 a2
10 a2
11 a3
12 a2
13 a2 RA
14 a2
15 a2
16 a2 R


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5. Josh Wink - Higher State of Conciousness
Just 2 notes : G & B. (the second G note is transposed up from the rest). Sometimes the simple things in life are the best.


Notice the layering of tonal elements ..... the artist is playing the same thing at different octaves


BPM 134
Square wave
Cutoff: 100%
Res: 75%
Env: 50%
Dec: 0%
Acc: 66%

1 g2 A S
2 g3 A
3 g2 AS
4 g2 AS
5 g2 A
6 g2 A
7 b2 A
8 g2 A
9 b2 A
10 g2 AS
11 g2 A
12 b2 A
13 g2 AS
14 g2 AS
15 g2 A
16 b2 A


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6a - Fast Eddie - Acid Thunder
https://youtu.be/muRee6zYXCg
Real TB 303

1 D# - Note On
2 Note Tie
3 F# - Accnet - Note On
4 E - Note On
5 Note Tie
6 Note Tie
7 G - Accent - Note On
8 Note Tie
9 Note Tie
10 (high)C - Note On
11 Note Tie
12 B - Note On
13 D - Note On
14 Note Tie
15 D# - Note On
16 Note Tie

6b.  Fast Eddie - Acid Thunder
For a xoxbox

1 D# - Slide - Note On
2 D# - Note On
3 F# - Accent - Note On
4 E - Slide - Note On
5 E - Slide - Note On
6 E - Note On
7 G - Slide - Accent - Note On
8 G - Slide - Note On
9 G - Note On
10 (high)C - Slide - Note On
11 (high)C - Note On
12 B - Note On
13 D - Slide - Note On
14 D - Note On
15 D# - Slide - Note On
16 D# - Note On

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7. Everyone needs a 303 by Fat Boy Slim
There are a few variations out there:

1 -d#2 D A
2 -d#2 D A
3 -c#3 A
4 -d#2 D A
5 -g#2 D A
6 -d#2 D A
7 -d#3 A
8 -d#2 D A
9 -c#4 U A
10-d#2 D A
11-f#3 A
12-d#2 D A
13-a#2 D A
14-c#4 U A
15-d#3 A
16-g-4 U A

 Variation 2 ( Roland TB-3)
 (accent on all notes)
1 -C  glide
2 -C  rest
3 -A
4 -C
5 -F
6 -C
7 -C - one octave up
8 -C
9 -A# - one oct up
10-C
11-D# - one oct up
12-C
13-G
14-A# - one oct up
15-C - one oct upE
16-E one oct up

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8. Funalogue by Hardfloor
https://youtu.be/24eoF-1VcSc
 It's actually 4 patterns ... just chain them together


First Pattern (chain these two together in song mode):

1. A1 S A
2. A1 S
3. A1
4. A1 S
5. D3 S
6. D3
7. E3 S
8. E3
9. E3
10. G3 S A
11. G3
12. D3

1. R
2. R
3. A3 A
4. A1 S A
5. A1
6. D3
7. D#3 S
8. D#3
9. E3
10. G3 S A
11. G3
12. A2

Second Pattern (chain these two together in song mode):

1. A1
2. R
3. R
4. A1
5. R
6. R
7. G2
8. R
9. A2
10. A1
11. R
12. E2

1. R
2. R
3. E2
4. R
5. R
6. E2
7. G2
8. R
9. A2
10. C1
11. R
12. C3

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The import/export text format can be used to share patterns online via forums or email.  
The structure is as following: 
Four fields per line. Pitch, Gate, Slide and Accent which are delimited by white space.  
The pitch is represented in a tracker-fashion, example c-3 or g#4 and must be three characters wide.  
The gate is 1(one) for note on or 0(zero) for note off. 
The slide is 1 for slide on or 0 for no slide.  
The accent is 1 for accent or 0 for no accent. 
The number of steps in the pattern is determined by the number of lines, so make sure to remove any preceding or trailing empty line