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Paper Rain

Neoclassical · style reference: Triplet percussion texture under strings

64 BPM4/4practice 50–70 BPM level 2triplets
BPM
100%
Main4/4 · 8th-triplet
Instrument
Crash
Shaker
Rim
Snare
Tom mid
Floor tom
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

51 → 64 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

A shaker plays soft triplets like rain on paper while a low kick and a sidestick mark the slow pulse. Keep the first note of every triplet a touch louder so the texture breathes in threes.

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

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