Soft Bossa
Bossa nova · style reference: Beginner bossa nova
120 BPM4/4practice 90–130 BPM level 1
BPM
100%Main4/4 · 8th
Instrument
Crash
Ride
Hi-hat
Rim
Kick
Left hand
Right hand
▲ 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
96 → 120 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 simplest bossa: soft eighths on the hat, kick on 1 and 3, sidestick on 2 and 4. Once it's steady, try Ipanema Clave, which moves the sidestick into the real bossa clave.
The style reference names an influence only; this groove is an original pattern.