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Five Fingers

Jazz (improvisation) · style reference: 5/4 cool-jazz swing (Take Five feel)

172 BPM5/4practice 110–176 BPM level 3odd metertripletsghost notes
BPM
100%
Main5/4 · 8th-triplet
Instrument
Crash
Ride
Hi-hat pedal
Snare
Floor tom
Kick
Left hand
Right hand
1triplet2triplet3triplet4triplet5triplet2triplet2triplet3triplet4triplet5tripletKick, bar 1, beat 1, ghost, L3Ride, bar 1, beat 1, R2Hi-hat pedal, bar 1, beat 2, L1Ride, bar 1, beat 2, R2Ride, bar 1, beat 2, R2Ride, bar 1, beat 3, R2Snare, bar 1, beat 3, ghost, L2Kick, bar 1, beat 4, ghost, L3Snare, bar 1, beat 4, L2Hi-hat pedal, bar 1, beat 4, L1Ride, bar 1, beat 4, R2Ride, bar 1, beat 4, R2Ride, bar 1, beat 5, R2Kick, bar 2, beat 1, ghost, L3Ride, bar 2, beat 1, R2Hi-hat pedal, bar 2, beat 2, L1Ride, bar 2, beat 2, R2Ride, bar 2, beat 2, R2Ride, bar 2, beat 3, R2Snare, bar 2, beat 3, ghost, L2Kick, bar 2, beat 4, ghost, L3Hi-hat pedal, bar 2, beat 4, L1Ride, bar 2, beat 4, R2Ride, bar 2, beat 4, R2Snare, bar 2, beat 5, L2Ride, bar 2, beat 5, R2Snare, bar 2, beat 5, L2321222232122232122223122222

▲ 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

138 → 172 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

Count five as 3 + 2: "ONE-two-three-FOUR-five". The ride keeps the swing ("ding, ding-a"), the pedal hat closes on 2 and 4, and the snare answers on beat 3 and 5. Feather the kick on 1 and 4 so you feel the halves of the bar.

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

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