Funk finger drumming lessons

8 funk lessons for MIDI pads and your keyboard, 80–116 BPM, starting at intermediate level. 2 free to play, with feedback on every hit.

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  1. 1Funk backbeatFreeA two-bar funk groove with an open hat and a pedal hat.92 BPM · 5 min · Beginner
  2. 2Syncopated kickFreeKick on the 16ths between the beats, two different bars.84 BPM · 6 min · Beginner
  3. 3Sixteenth pocketPro16th hats with accents, a tambourine on 2 and 4.80 BPM · 7 min · Beginner
  4. 4One-beat fillProA groove bar, then a snare-and-tom fill on beat 4.92 BPM · 7 min · Beginner
  5. 5Ghost-note grooveProRide 8ths, pedal hat and ghost notes over two bars.96 BPM · 7 min · Intermediate
  6. 6Bell grooveProFour bars on the bell and ride, ending in a two-beat tom fill.90 BPM · 8 min · Intermediate
  7. 7Purdie shuffleProA half-time triplet shuffle with ghost notes, then a triplet tom fill.116 BPM · 8 min · Intermediate
  8. 8Linear funkProThree bars of linear funk and a full-bar fill.80 BPM · 9 min · Intermediate