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Low Frequency

Dubstep · style reference: Deep dubstep (early-2000s South London)

140 BPM4/4practice 100–142 BPM level 1
BPM
100%
Main4/4 · 16th
Instrument
Crash
Hi-hat
Shaker
Rim
Snare
Kick
Left hand
Right hand
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▲ 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

112 → 140 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

Deep dubstep is mostly space: one kick, one rim or snare on beat 3, and a shaker ticking between. The bass does the talking. Play it slowly and resist adding notes.

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

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