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Film Grain

Nu jazz · style reference: The Cinematic Orchestra-style sampled soul-jazz break

78 BPM4/4swing 57% 16thpractice 60–84 BPM level 3ghost notesdragslate layerswing
BPM
100%
Main4/4 · 16th
Instrument
Crash
Ride
Hi-hat open
Hi-hat
Clap
Rim
Snare
Tom high
Tom mid
Floor tom
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, R2Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 1, R2Kick, bar 1, beat 1, L3Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 1, R2Snare, bar 1, beat 2, accent, L2late layer, +12 ms (Clap, R4)Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 2, R2Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 2, R2Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 2, R2Snare, bar 1, beat 2, ghost, L2Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 2, R2Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 3, R2Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 3, R2Kick, bar 1, beat 3, L3Snare, bar 1, beat 3, ghost, L2Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 3, R2Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 3, R2Snare, bar 1, beat 4, accent, L2late layer, +12 ms (Clap, R4)Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 4, R2Hi-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, R2Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 1, R2Kick, bar 2, beat 1, L3Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 1, R2Snare, bar 2, beat 2, accent, L2late layer, +12 ms (Clap, R4)Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 2, R2Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 2, R2Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 2, R2Snare, bar 2, beat 2, ghost, L2Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 2, R2Kick, bar 2, beat 3, L3Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 3, R2Snare, bar 2, beat 3, ghost, L2Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 3, R2Kick, bar 2, beat 3, L3Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 3, R2Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 3, R2Snare, bar 2, beat 4, accent, L2late layer, +12 ms (Clap, R4)drag, −30 ms (Snare alt, L1)drag, −15 ms (Snare, L2)Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 4, R2Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 4, R2Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 4, R2Kick, bar 2, beat 4, L3Snare, bar 2, beat 4, ghost, L2Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 4, R23222322242222223222224222322232224222232223222212422322

▲ 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

62 → 78 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 slow, heavy soul break that sounds lifted off an old jazz record, the way The Cinematic Orchestra loop a drum sample and let the band play on top. Keep the hats soft and even, let the backbeat sit back (the clap layer lands a hair late), and use the kick on the last sixteenth of bar 2 to pull the loop round.

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

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