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Second Line Strut

Funk · style reference: The Meters / Zigaboo Modeliste-style New Orleans funk

92 BPM4/4swing 55% 16thpractice 70–96 BPM level 4ghost notesswing
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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—
9Q—
10W—
11E—
12R—
5A—
6SSnare alt
7DFloor tom
8FCrash
1ZKick
2XSnare
3CHi-hat
4VHi-hat open

Play-along

Everything plays.

Tempo trainer

74 → 92 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

New Orleans funk walks with a street parade's swagger: the snare plays syncopated second-line figures around the backbeat, the hats open and close off the beat, and the kick answers the snare. It should feel loose and a little tipsy.

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

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