Philly Strings
Disco · style reference: Earl Young-style Philly soul disco
▲ accentshort bar = ghost note◆ grace note (hover for flam / drag / layer timing)● alt padfingering: L/R hand, 1 = thumb … 5 = little finger
Play-along
Everything plays.
Tempo trainer
93 → 116 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 Philadelphia sound that invented disco drumming: sixteenth hats with a sizzling open hat on the off-beats, ghost notes dancing around the snare and a four-on-the-floor kick. Busy but silky — keep every ghost note soft.
The style reference names an influence only; this groove is an original pattern.