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Songo Groove

Latin & Afro-Cuban · style reference: Changuito-style Cuban songo

100 BPM4/4practice 80–104 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—
9Q—
10W—
11E—
12R—
5A—
6SSnare alt
7DTom high
8FCrash
1ZKick
2XSnare
3CCowbell
4VFloor tom

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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

Songo mixes Cuban rumba with funk drumming: a cowbell (or ride) pattern on top, snare accents and ghost notes filling in like conga slaps, and a syncopated kick on the "and" of 2 and 4. Learn the cowbell line alone before adding the rest.

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

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