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Floor One

House · style reference: Beginner four-on-the-floor house

#12 most popular122 BPM4/4practice 90–126 BPM level 1
BPM
100%
Main4/4 · 16th
Instrument
Crash
Hi-hat open
Hi-hat
Clap
Kick
Left hand
Right hand
1e&a2e&a3e&a4e&a2e&a2e&a3e&a4e&aKick, bar 1, beat 1, L3Hi-hat open, bar 1, beat 1, R3Kick, bar 1, beat 2, L3Clap, bar 1, beat 2, accent, R4Hi-hat open, bar 1, beat 2, R3Kick, bar 1, beat 3, L3Hi-hat open, bar 1, beat 3, R3Kick, bar 1, beat 4, L3Clap, bar 1, beat 4, accent, R4Hi-hat open, bar 1, beat 4, R3Kick, bar 2, beat 1, L3Hi-hat open, bar 2, beat 1, R3Kick, bar 2, beat 2, L3Clap, bar 2, beat 2, accent, R4Hi-hat open, bar 2, beat 2, R3Kick, bar 2, beat 3, L3Hi-hat open, bar 2, beat 3, R3Kick, bar 2, beat 4, L3Clap, bar 2, beat 4, accent, R4Hi-hat open, bar 2, beat 4, R333343333433334333343

▲ 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)

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Tempo trainer

98 → 122 BPM, +2 every 4 bars. Starts when you press Play.

Section chain

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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

Kick on every beat, clap on 2 and 4, open hat between the kicks. It's the easiest groove to make sound like a record. Keep the kick perfectly even — everything else hangs off it.

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

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Watch finger drummers play it

Performances of this style on YouTube. Links open youtube.com in a new tab.

Videos show the style and technique; the pattern on this page is an original arrangement, not a transcription.