Boom and bap
Hip hop
Kick on 1 and 3, snare on 2 and 4, 8th hats, over two bars.
The pattern
Bar 1
Closed hat
Open hat
Kick
Crash
Snare
Bar 2
Closed hat
Open hat
Kick
Crash
Snare
What you'll play
Kick on 1 and 3, snare on 2 and 4, 8th hats, over two bars. Bar 1 opens with a crash on 1 instead of the hat. Bar 2 adds a kick on the "and" of 3 and an open hat on the "and" of 4.
Tip: Fingertips, curved fingers, wrists slightly raised and loose.
Hear it first
The crash marks the start of the phrase. The open hat pulls you back to it.
Play it clean
Right middle plays hats and the crash, right index the snare, left index the kick. Pass with 85% as the tempo goes 76 → 82 BPM.