Half-Time Shuffle
Funk · style reference: Bernard Purdie-style half-time shuffle
88 BPM4/4practice 65–92 BPM level 4tripletsghost notes
BPM
100%Main4/4 · 8th-triplet
Instrument
Crash
Hi-hat open
Hi-hat
Snare
Kick
Left hand
Right hand
▲ 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
70 → 88 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 most famous shuffle in drumming: hats on the first and last triplet of every beat, a ghost snare on the middle one, and one big backbeat on 3. The ghost notes are what makes it bounce — keep them barely audible and perfectly even.
The style reference names an influence only; this groove is an original pattern.