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South London Pocket

Nu jazz · style reference: Yussef Dayes-style UK jazz groove

96 BPM4/4swing 56% 16thpractice 70–100 BPM level 4ghost notesflamsswing
BPM
100%
Main4/4 · 16th
Instrument
Crash
Ride
Hi-hat open
Snare
Kick
Left hand
Right hand
1e&a2e&a3e&a4e&a2e&a2e&a3e&a4e&aKick, bar 1, beat 1, L3Ride, bar 1, beat 1, R2Ride, bar 1, beat 1, R2Ride, bar 1, beat 1, R2Snare, bar 1, beat 2, accent, L2flam, −18 ms (Snare alt, L1)Ride, bar 1, beat 2, R2Kick, bar 1, beat 2, L3Snare, bar 1, beat 2, ghost, L2Ride, bar 1, beat 2, R2Snare, bar 1, beat 2, ghost, L2Ride, bar 1, beat 2, R2Ride, bar 1, beat 3, R2Kick, bar 1, beat 3, L3Snare, bar 1, beat 3, ghost, L2Ride, bar 1, beat 3, R2Snare, bar 1, beat 3, ghost, L2Ride, bar 1, beat 3, R2Snare, bar 1, beat 4, accent, L2flam, −18 ms (Snare alt, L1)Ride, bar 1, beat 4, R2Ride, bar 1, beat 4, R2Snare, bar 1, beat 4, ghost, L2Ride, bar 1, beat 4, R2Kick, bar 2, beat 1, L3Ride, bar 2, beat 1, R2Snare, bar 2, beat 1, ghost, L2Ride, bar 2, beat 1, R2Ride, bar 2, beat 1, R2Snare, bar 2, beat 2, accent, L2flam, −18 ms (Snare alt, L1)Ride, bar 2, beat 2, R2Kick, bar 2, beat 2, L3Snare, bar 2, beat 2, ghost, L2Ride, bar 2, beat 2, R2Snare, bar 2, beat 2, ghost, L2Ride, bar 2, beat 2, R2Ride, bar 2, beat 3, R2Snare, bar 2, beat 3, ghost, L2Kick, bar 2, beat 3, L3Ride, bar 2, beat 3, R2Snare, bar 2, beat 3, ghost, L2Ride, bar 2, beat 3, R2Snare, bar 2, beat 4, accent, L2flam, −18 ms (Snare alt, L1)Ride, bar 2, beat 4, R2Kick, bar 2, beat 4, L3Snare, bar 2, beat 4, ghost, L2Ride, bar 2, beat 4, R2Ride, bar 2, beat 4, R232222213222223222222122232222221322222232222213222

▲ 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

77 → 96 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

A ride-led pocket full of ghost notes, with a flammed backbeat and a kick that dances around beat 3. Keep the ghosts really quiet so the flams jump out. Loop one bar at a time.

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

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