Ghost notes & accents
12 dynamics lessons for MIDI pads and your keyboard, 70–92 BPM, starting at beginner level. 2 free to play, with feedback on every hit.
- 1Accented hatsLoud hats on the beat, soft hats on the "and", over two bars.76 BPM · 5 min · Beginner
- 2Big backbeatA soft cross-stick bar, then a loud snare and clap bar.80 BPM · 5 min · Beginner
- 3Open hat accentProA loud open hat on the "and" of 3, closed by the pedal on 4.85 BPM · 6 min · Beginner
- 4Two ghost notesProGhosts around beat 3, and a soft-to-loud tom fill on beat 4.80 BPM · 7 min · Beginner
- 5Sixteenth hats with accentsProSixteenth hats, loud on each beat, soft in between.70 BPM · 6 min · Intermediate
- 6FlamsProFlams on the backbeat, then a flam fill on snare and low tom.72 BPM · 7 min · Intermediate
- 7Ghost-note funkProA real drummer's ghost-note funk groove, two bars.84 BPM · 7 min · Intermediate
- 8Accent tom fillProFour bars of groove, then ghosts that build into loud toms.84 BPM · 8 min · Intermediate
- 9Paradiddle accentsProRLRR LRLL as a groove in bar 1, then around the toms in bar 2.70 BPM · 7 min · Advanced
- 10Ride bell accentsProBell accents on the beat, soft ride between, ghost snares under.92 BPM · 7 min · Advanced
- 11Ghosts into accentsProThree bars of ghost-note groove, then a full bar of fill.88 BPM · 8 min · Advanced
- 12Crescendo fillProA full bar of 16ths that grows from ghost to accent.84 BPM · 8 min · Advanced