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Shaku Step

Afrobeats · style reference: 2010s afropop (Wizkid / Davido-style)

104 BPM4/4swing 54% 16thpractice 85–108 BPM level 2ghost 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—
9Q—
10W—
11E—
12R—
5AFloor tom
6SClap
7DTom high
8FCrash
1ZKick
2XRim
3CShaker
4VHi-hat open

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Tempo trainer

85 → 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

The afropop groove behind a decade of hits: a 3-3-2 kick, a rim that clicks just before beats 2 and 4, a clap on 4 and a shaker running sixteenths. It should feel relaxed and rolling, never pushed.

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

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