Drum beat in the style of “Chega de Saudade” — João Gilberto
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
João Gilberto’s late-1950s recording is often called the birth of bossa nova. The groove is quiet and subtle — less is always more.
- Tempo
- 130 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Groove
- bossa nova groove
- Genre
- Latin
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Loop
- 1 bar
Drum pattern
| 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.
Who plays what: notes per bar
| Cymbal hand | 16 |
|---|---|
| Snare hand | 5 |
| Kick foot | 8 |
| All three together | 2 |
Every kick lines up with a cymbal stroke; the challenge is keeping 16 even strokes per bar in the cymbal hand at 130 BPM.
About this groove
At about 130 BPM it has an up-tempo feel: one beat lasts 462 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 1.8 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.
Practice plan
How it differs from similar beats
Compared with “Magalenha” (Sérgio Mendes, samba groove), this groove adds snare accents on 2& and 4e and drops the snare on 2a and 4& — and it runs 10 BPM faster. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Magalenha →
“The Girl from Ipanema” (Getz / Gilberto) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 60 BPM slower — a good warm-up before this one. The Girl from Ipanema →
Other songs with the same bossa nova groove
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Chega de Saudade” by João Gilberto, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with João Gilberto.