Essential Drum Grooves

1 Universal Groove 2 Rock 8ths

4 Cymbal 4
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Snare

Bass Drum Hi-Hat Foot

3 Triple Rock 4 Polka/Two Beat

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2
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5 16ths One Hand 6 16ths Two Hands

4 4
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R L R L

7 Waltz 8 Jazz Waltz

3 3
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9 Shuffle 10 Swing/Jazz
4 4
/4 /4

11 Bossa Nova
4
/4

12
Samba
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13 Cascara w/ 2:3 Clave 14 Mambo Bell w/ 2:3 Clave
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j j Cowbell 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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15 Afro-Cuban w/Cascara 16 Afro-Cuban w/Mambo Bell

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Tom 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1j
1 1
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