Baião groove: drum pattern and how to play it
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Tempo
- 96–100 BPM
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Loop
- 1 bar
| Hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-stick | ||||||||||||||||
| Kick |
Each row is one drum, each column one step. Large dots are accents, small dots normal hits, faint dots ghost notes.
About this groove
The time is kept with steady 16th notes on the hi-hat. The kick plays on 1, 2&, 3 and 4&. The cross-stick marks the backbeat on 2 and 4.
In our catalog 2 songs use it, from 96 to 100 BPM.
Who plays what: notes per bar
| Cymbal hand | 16 |
|---|---|
| Snare hand | 2 |
| Kick foot | 4 |
Every kick lines up with a cymbal stroke; the challenge is keeping 16 even strokes per bar in the cymbal hand at 100 BPM.
How to practice it
- Press Play and listen to a few loops while counting out loud: 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a.
- Lower the tempo to 60 BPM and play just the kick and cross-stick along with the player.
- Add the hi-hat part. When the loop feels relaxed, move up to 80 BPM.
- Finally play the full groove at 100 BPM, then try it without the player.
- For the cross-stick, lay the stick across the snare and click the rim with the butt end.
Compared with the nearest groove
Compared with “Superstition” (Stevie Wonder, syncopated funk groove), this groove changes only small details — and it runs at the same tempo. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. syncopated funk groove →