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Texas Shuffle

Blues · style reference: Texas blues shuffle (Stevie Ray Vaughan-style)

120 BPM4/4practice 90–126 BPM level 3tripletsghost notes
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Main4/4 · 8th-triplet

▲ accentshort bar = ghost note◆ grace note (hover for flam / drag / layer timing)● alt padfingering: L/R hand, 1 = thumb … 5 = little finger

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153—
164—
9Q—
10W—
11E—
12R—
5A—
6S—
7DRide
8FCrash
1ZKick
2XSnare
3CHi-hat
4VFloor tom

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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 driving Texas shuffle: the hat plays "long-short" triplet pairs, the snare doubles the shuffle with ghost notes and cracks hard on 2 and 4, and the kick walks on every beat. Think "doo-ba doo-ba" and keep the short notes short.

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

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