Off-beat kick

Pro

Timing lab

Kick on 1 and the "a" of 1, 3 and the "a" of 3: a Brazilian baião groove.

The pattern

Bar 1

Closed hat

Open hat

Rim

Kick

Snare

Bar 2

Closed hat

Open hat

Rim

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

This is a Pro lesson

Get every bar of the pattern, which finger plays what, and the practice steps, with feedback on every hit as you play.