Left-hand shaker

Pro

Finger independence

A left-hand shaker ostinato under a right-hand groove that changes.

The pattern

Bar 1

Closed hat

Cowbell

Kick

Shaker

Snare

Bar 2

Closed hat

Cowbell

Kick

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.