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Blast Off

Metal · style reference: Death metal traditional blast beat

150 BPM4/4practice 90–160 BPM level 5ghost notes
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Main4/4 · 16th

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

131—
142—
153—
164—
9Q—
10W—
11E—
12R—
5AFloor tom
6SSnare alt
7DHi-hat
8FCrash
1ZKick
2XSnare
3CRide
4VTom high

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Tempo trainer

120 → 150 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

The blast beat: kick and cymbal on every eighth, snare on every sixteenth in between — a non-stop alternating stream. On pads it's a two-finger roll between kick and snare with the right hand riding along. Build speed from 90 in small steps; evenness beats volume.

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

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