Soul Ballad
Soul & Motown · style reference: 60s 12/8 soul ballad
60 BPM12/8practice 45–66 BPM level 2odd meterghost notes
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BPM
100%Main12/8 · 8th
Pads
Crash
Ride
Hi-hat
Rim
Snare
Tom high
Floor tom
Kick
▲ 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
6SRim
7DRide
8FCrash
1ZKick
2XSnare
3CHi-hat
4VTom high
Play-along
Everything plays.
Tempo trainer
48 → 60 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 slow-dance soul ballad: twelve eighths per bar felt as four slow beats of three, a ride or hat on every eighth and a rim-shot backbeat. Count "ONE-and-a TWO-and-a" and keep it tender.
The style reference names an influence only; this groove is an original pattern.