Chicago Shuffle
Blues · style reference: Chicago electric blues shuffle
108 BPM4/4practice 85–112 BPM level 2triplets
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BPM
100%Main4/4 · 8th-triplet
Pads
Crash
Ride
Hi-hat
Snare
Kick
▲ 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—
5A—
6S—
7DRide
8F—
1ZKick
2XSnare
3CHi-hat
4VCrash
Play-along
Everything plays.
Tempo trainer
86 → 108 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 Chicago shuffle is simpler than the Texas one: shuffled hats, a plain backbeat on 2 and 4, and a kick on 1 and 3. It's the groove under a thousand bar-band jams — keep it relaxed and steady.
The style reference names an influence only; this groove is an original pattern.