Two-hand singles

Free

Speed builder

Left-hand shaker 16ths under the groove, then a hand-to-hand fill.

The pattern

Bar 1

Closed hat

Kick

Shaker

Snare 2

Crash

Snare

Bar 2

Closed hat

Kick

Shaker

Snare 2

Crash

Snare

Bright cells are accents, dim ones are ghost notes. Each row is a pad; each column is a 16th note.

What you'll play

Left-hand shaker 16ths under the groove, then a hand-to-hand fill. Right hand plays 8th hats and the snare. Left middle plays the shaker on every 16th in between. Together they make a full 16th stream. Bar 2 ends with singles: snare, second snare, snare, second snare on beat 4.

Hear it first

Hats and shaker should blend into one even line.

Play it clean

Left index kick, left middle shaker and second snare. Pass with 85% as the tempo goes 76 → 86 → 76 BPM.