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Samba Leve

Bossa nova · style reference: Light samba / samba-bossa

100 BPM4/4practice 75–106 BPM level 3two-pad rolls
BPM
100%
Main4/4 · 16th
Instrument
Crash
Shaker
Rim
Snare
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

80 → 100 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

Samba's engine: sixteenth shakers with the first of each group accented, a kick on 1 and the "a" of every beat like a surdo, and a syncopated sidestick. Split the shaker across two fingers if it gets fast.

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

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