IN-TUNE

Yes, you can match your kicks with the same note as the hi-hats and snare. But, you will also get nice results by matching the kick to the root key of the song and then the others percussion elements with different notes which are in the musical scale of the song. So, to exemplify this procedure, when you have a beat which has a trumpet/horn that strikes on the 3rd and 7th note of the beat maybe you will want the snare to be in tune with that because it will sound much better. Anyway, it's all about being in the scale of the song with the drums you pick. The "root key rule " is best applied just for the kicks.