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Samba Fusion

Jazz fusion · style reference: Dave Weckl-style samba fusion

104 BPM4/4practice 80–108 BPM level 4ghost notes
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Main4/4 · 16th

▲ accentshort bar = ghost note◆ grace note (hover for flam / drag / layer timing)● alt padfingering: L/R hand, 1 = thumb … 5 = little finger

131—
142—
153—
164—
9QSnare alt
10W—
11E—
12R—
5AHi-hat pedal
6SRim
7DFloor tom
8FCrash
1ZKick
2XSnare
3CRide
4VTom high

Play-along

Everything plays.

Tempo trainer

83 → 104 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 Brazilian samba played by a fusion drummer: the kick plays the samba surdo pattern (1, "a", 3, "a"), the ride plays straight sixteenths with accents, and the snare scatters rimclicks and ghost notes across the top. Keep the kick pattern perfectly steady — it's the engine.

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

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