diff --git a/packages/core/pattern.mjs b/packages/core/pattern.mjs
index 4874a35f..72596b33 100644
--- a/packages/core/pattern.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/pattern.mjs
@@ -3112,3 +3112,25 @@ export let xfade = (a, pos, b) => {
 Pattern.prototype.xfade = function (pos, b) {
   return xfade(this, pos, b);
 };
+
+/**
+ * creates a structure pattern from divisions of a cycle
+ * especially useful for creating rhythms
+ * @name beat
+ * @example
+ * s("bd").beat("0:7:10", 16)
+ * @example
+ * s("sd").beat("4:12", 16)
+ */
+const __beat = (join) => (t, div, pat) => {
+  t = Fraction(t).mod(div);
+  div = Fraction(div);
+  const b = t.div(div);
+  const e = t.add(1).div(div);
+  return join(pat.fmap((x) => pure(x)._compress(b, e)));
+};
+
+export const { beat } = register(
+  ['beat'],
+  __beat((x) => x.innerJoin()),
+);
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap b/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
index 761c95fa..6b149bc1 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
@@ -954,6 +954,24 @@ exports[`runs examples > example "bank" example index 0 1`] = `
 ]
 `;
 
+exports[`runs examples > example "beat" example index 0 1`] = `
+[
+  "[ 0/1 → 1/16 | s:bd ]",
+  "[ 1/1 → 17/16 | s:bd ]",
+  "[ 2/1 → 33/16 | s:bd ]",
+  "[ 3/1 → 49/16 | s:bd ]",
+]
+`;
+
+exports[`runs examples > example "beat" example index 1 1`] = `
+[
+  "[ 1/48 → 1/12 | s:sd ]",
+  "[ 49/48 → 13/12 | s:sd ]",
+  "[ 97/48 → 25/12 | s:sd ]",
+  "[ 145/48 → 37/12 | s:sd ]",
+]
+`;
+
 exports[`runs examples > example "begin" example index 0 1`] = `
 [
   "[ 0/1 → 1/2 | s:rave begin:0 ]",