First Bap
Boom bap · style reference: Beginner hip-hop beat
Practice notes
Your first finger-drumming beat. Three fingers: left middle on the kick, left index on the snare, right index on the hat. Loop the main groove at 60 BPM until you can play it without looking, then try the chorus.
Playing it on hardware? Set your layout on the Pads page, or see the setup guides for MPC Sample, MPC Live 3, Maschine and M-VAVE SMC-PAD.
The style reference names an influence only; this groove is an original pattern.
Related patterns
Boom bap on pads, from 
Re: TUNES
A live boom bap performance on the Re: TUNES channel — not this exact pattern, but the same style on real pads. Learn the groove here, then hear where it can go.
Watch finger drummers play it
Performances of this style on YouTube. Links open youtube.com in a new tab.
- DubspotMASCHINE tutorial: finger drumming techniques490K views
- TAETROThe most basic finger drumming tutorial for beginners495K views
Videos show the style and technique; the pattern on this page is an original arrangement, not a transcription.