Reggae: one drop: cajon rhythm

Reggae and ska · 4/4 · 75 BPM. Press play and follow the highlighted strokes.

Cajon rhythm
Rhythm Reggae and ska · 4/4 · 1-bar loop Reggae: one drop
75 BPM
Bar1
Beat1.1
Tempo
Speed

Keys: Space — start and stop, ↑ ↓ — tempo ±1, with Shift — ±10. The strokes light up on the tapa, and you can hit it yourself too.

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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