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Pulse Keeper

Warm-ups & rudiments · style reference: First-lesson pulse exercise

80 BPM4/4practice 60–100 BPM level 1
BPM
100%
Main4/4 · 8th
Instrument
Crash
Hi-hat
Snare
Kick
Left hand
Right hand
1&2&3&4&2&2&3&4&Kick, bar 1, beat 1, L3Kick, bar 1, beat 2, L3Snare, bar 1, beat 2, accent, L2Kick, bar 1, beat 3, L3Kick, bar 1, beat 4, L3Snare, bar 1, beat 4, accent, L2Kick, bar 2, beat 1, L3Kick, bar 2, beat 2, L3Snare, bar 2, beat 2, accent, L2Kick, bar 2, beat 3, L3Kick, bar 2, beat 4, L3Snare, bar 2, beat 4, accent, L2332332332332

▲ 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

64 → 80 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

Two fingers, one job: keep time. Left middle finger plays the kick on every beat, left index adds the snare on 2 and 4. In the chorus your right hand joins with eighth notes on the hat. Play along with the metronome at 60 BPM until you stop drifting, then speed up.

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

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