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Straight Eight

Rock · style reference: Classic rock

120 BPM4/4practice 80–130 BPM level 1flamstwo-pad rolls
BPM
100%
Main4/4 · 8th
Instrument
Crash
Ride
Hi-hat
Snare
Tom high
Floor tom
Kick
Left hand
Right hand
1&2&3&4&2&2&3&4&Kick, bar 1, beat 1, L3Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 1, R2Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 1, R2Snare, bar 1, beat 2, accent, L2Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 2, R2Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 2, R2Kick, bar 1, beat 3, L3Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 3, R2Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 3, R2Kick, bar 1, beat 4, L3Snare, bar 1, beat 4, accent, L2Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 4, R2Hi-hat, bar 1, beat 4, R2Kick, bar 2, beat 1, L3Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 1, R2Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 1, R2Kick, bar 2, beat 2, L3Snare, bar 2, beat 2, accent, L2Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 2, R2Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 2, R2Kick, bar 2, beat 3, L3Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 3, R2Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 3, R2Snare, bar 2, beat 4, accent, L2Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 4, R2Hi-hat, bar 2, beat 4, R232222232232223223222322222

▲ 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 · pads Z–V, A–F, Q–R, 1–4

Practice notes

The first groove everyone learns: eighths on the hat, kick on 1 and 3, snare on 2 and 4. Keep the eighths even and let the crash mark the start of each chorus.

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

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