Ostinato Patterns Claves

Here are the clave possibilities of long and short rhythms from 3/8 to 9/8
10/8 is the same as 2x 5/8 and 6/8 +4/8
11/8 is 6/8+5/8 or 7/8+4/8, or 8/8 +3/8

Larger structures are always modular combinations of Long and Short rhythms

& 8 Ϫ
3 2 5
8 œ 8

& 8 Ϫ Ϫ
3
5 œ œ 6
8

& 8 Ϫ Ϫ
5
6 œ œ œ 4 œ œ 7
8 8

& 8 Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ
8
7 œ œ œ œ œ œ 8
8

& 8 Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ
11
8 œ œ œ 9
8

& 8 œ™ œ™ œ™ œ œ œ œ™ œ™ œ œ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ œ™ œ
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9