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Blue Room Swing

Jazz (improvisation) · style reference: Medium-swing jazz trio

140 BPM4/4practice 90–160 BPM level 3tripletsdragsghost notes
BPM
100%
Main4/4 · 8th-triplet
Instrument
Crash
Ride
Hi-hat pedal
Snare
Tom high
Floor tom
Kick
Left hand
Right hand
1triplet2triplet3triplet4triplet2triplet2triplet3triplet4triplet3triplet2triplet3triplet4triplet4triplet2triplet3triplet4tripletKick, bar 1, beat 1, ghost, L3Ride, bar 1, beat 1, R2Kick, bar 1, beat 2, ghost, L3Hi-hat pedal, bar 1, beat 2, L1Ride, bar 1, beat 2, R2Ride, bar 1, beat 2, R2Kick, bar 1, beat 3, ghost, L3Ride, bar 1, beat 3, R2Snare, bar 1, beat 3, ghost, L2Kick, bar 1, beat 4, ghost, L3Hi-hat pedal, bar 1, beat 4, L1Ride, bar 1, beat 4, R2Ride, bar 1, beat 4, R2Kick, bar 2, beat 1, ghost, L3Ride, bar 2, beat 1, R2Kick, bar 2, beat 2, ghost, L3Hi-hat pedal, bar 2, beat 2, L1Ride, bar 2, beat 2, R2Snare, bar 2, beat 2, L2drag, −30 ms (Snare alt, L1)drag, −15 ms (Snare, L2)Ride, bar 2, beat 2, R2Kick, bar 2, beat 3, ghost, L3Ride, bar 2, beat 3, R2Kick, bar 2, beat 4, ghost, L3Hi-hat pedal, bar 2, beat 4, L1Ride, bar 2, beat 4, R2Ride, bar 2, beat 4, R2Kick, bar 3, beat 1, ghost, L3Ride, bar 3, beat 1, R2Snare, bar 3, beat 1, ghost, L2Kick, bar 3, beat 2, ghost, L3Hi-hat pedal, bar 3, beat 2, L1Ride, bar 3, beat 2, R2Ride, bar 3, beat 2, R2Kick, bar 3, beat 3, ghost, L3Ride, bar 3, beat 3, R2Kick, bar 3, beat 4, ghost, L3Hi-hat pedal, bar 3, beat 4, L1Ride, bar 3, beat 4, R2Snare, bar 3, beat 4, L2Ride, bar 3, beat 4, R2Kick, bar 4, beat 1, ghost, L3Ride, bar 4, beat 1, R2Kick, bar 4, beat 2, ghost, L3Hi-hat pedal, bar 4, beat 2, L1Ride, bar 4, beat 2, R2Ride, bar 4, beat 2, R2Kick, bar 4, beat 3, ghost, L3Snare, bar 4, beat 3, L2Ride, bar 4, beat 3, R2Kick, bar 4, beat 4, ghost, L3Hi-hat pedal, bar 4, beat 4, L1Ride, bar 4, beat 4, R2Ride, bar 4, beat 4, R23231223223122323122212323122322312232312223231223223122

▲ 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

112 → 140 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 · pads Z–V, A–F, Q–R, 1–4

Practice notes

Four-bar sections built to solo over. The ride carries the time ("ding, ding-a"), the pedal hat closes on 2 and 4, and the kick is feathered — felt more than heard. Comp lightly on the snare; the drags are soft.

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

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