Reggae: one drop: cajon rhythm
Reggae and ska · 4/4 · 75 BPM. Press play and follow the highlighted strokes.
T slap g quiet stroke B bass
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How to play “Reggae: one drop”
In reggae beat 1 is left empty, and bass and slap drop together on beat 3 — that is the “one drop”. Quiet strokes keep the eighth notes even.
Pattern: g-g-g-g-X-g-g-g- — 4/4, sixteenth-note grid, one bar, original tempo 75 BPM. Strokes: quiet stroke, bass and slap.
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