For some reason, I rolled over around 4am, thinking about patterns - sometimes I do that about work, lol, but not that often. Guess who's pattern was on my mind at that time?
Anyway, regarding that pattern that I was thinking about at the crack-o-dawn:
Time signature: 4/4
Ride cymbal: Play quarter notes on beats one through four. For added feel, you may ghost 8th notes on the & of beats one through four.
Snare drum: Play an 8th note on the and of beat one and a quarter note on beat four.
Bass drum: Play a quarter note on beat one, a 16th note on the ah of one, two 16th notes on the and and ah of beat two, a 16th note on the ah of beat three, an 8th note on the and of four and a quarter note on beat one again.
This is an ostinato pattern that's being played. I can now have my peace of mind - lol