Syncopated kick

The pattern

What you'll play

Kick on the 16ths between the beats, two different bars. Bar 1: kick on 1, the "a" of 1, the "e" of 2 and the "e" of 3. Bar 2: kick on 1, "a" of 1, "e" of 2 and "a" of 2, then nothing until the open hat on the "and" of 4.

Hear it first

The kick dances around the snare instead of sitting on the beat.

Play it clean

Count "1 e & a" out loud and say only the kick spots. Pass with 85% as the tempo goes 76 → 84 BPM.