Clave against four

Pro

Finger independence

Rumba clave on the rim against four-on-the-floor kick and a clap backbeat.

The pattern

Bar 1

Open hat

Rim

Clap

Kick

Crash

Bar 2

Open hat

Rim

Clap

Bright cells are accents, dim ones are ghost notes. Each row is a pad; each column is a 16th note.

This is a Pro lesson

Get every bar of the pattern, which finger plays what, and the practice steps, with feedback on every hit as you play.