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Basement Keys

Jazz house · style reference: Swung deep jazz house

120 BPM4/4swing 60% 16thpractice 100–122 BPM level 2swingghost notes
BPM
100%
Main4/4 · 16th
Instrument
Crash
Hi-hat open
Hi-hat
Clap
Rim
Kick
Left hand
Right hand
1e&a2e&a3e&a4e&a2e&a2e&a3e&a4e&aKick, bar 1, beat 1, L3Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 1, R2Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 1, R2Rim, bar 1, beat 1, ghost, R4Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 1, R2Kick, bar 1, beat 2, L3Clap, bar 1, beat 2, accent, R4Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 2, R2Rim, bar 1, beat 2, R4Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 2, R2Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 2, R2Kick, bar 1, beat 3, L3Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 3, R2Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 3, R2Rim, bar 1, beat 3, ghost, R4Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 3, R2Kick, bar 1, beat 4, L3Clap, bar 1, beat 4, accent, R4Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 4, R2Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 4, R2Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 4, R2Kick, bar 2, beat 1, L3Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 1, R2Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 1, R2Rim, bar 2, beat 1, ghost, R4Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 1, R2Kick, bar 2, beat 2, L3Clap, bar 2, beat 2, accent, R4Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 2, R2Rim, bar 2, beat 2, R4Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 2, R2Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 2, R2Kick, bar 2, beat 3, L3Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 3, R2Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 3, R2Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 3, R2Kick, bar 2, beat 4, L3Clap, bar 2, beat 4, accent, R4Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 4, R2Rim, bar 2, beat 4, ghost, R4Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 4, R2Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 4, R2322423424223224234222322423424223222342422

▲ accentshort bar = ghost note◆ grace note (hover for flam / drag / layer timing)● alt padfingering: L/R hand, 1 = thumb … 5 = little finger

131Crash
142Ride
153Shaker
164Cowbell
9QTom high
10WTom mid
11EFloor tom
12RRim
5AHi-hat
6SHi-hat alt
7DHi-hat pedal
8FHi-hat open
1ZKick
2XSnare
3CSnare alt
4VClap
Finger shown on each hit (R2 = right index)

Play-along

Everything plays.

Tempo trainer

100 → 120 BPM, +2 every 4 bars. Starts when you press Play.

Section chain

Build a custom order, e.g. Main ×3 → Fill 1 → Chorus ×4. Saved in this browser.

Shortcuts: Space play · ←/→ tempo · T tap · M click · L loop · [ ] section · G/P view · H pad chart · pads Z–V, A–F, Q–R, 1–4

Practice notes

A heavily swung deep-house groove: skipping hats, a clap on 2 and 4 and rimshots poking in between. The swing lives in the hats — play them lightly and late.

The style reference names an influence only; this groove is an original pattern.

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