The pattern
122 BPM · 4/4 · 16 step · swing 12%
| Instrument | Beat 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Beat 2 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Beat 3 | Step 10 | Step 11 | Step 12 | Beat 4 | Step 14 | Step 15 | Step 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick | hit | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest |
| Snare | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest |
| Rim shot | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest |
| Closed hi-hat | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest | hit | rest |
| Shaker | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit | hit |
| Tambourine | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest |
| High bongo | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | hit | rest | rest | rest | hit |
How to play it and where it comes from
Shibuya-kei groove (Pizzicato Five, Flipper's Guitar, Cornelius) between 110 and 130: a “1960s lounge” breakbeat that blends soul-jazz, bossa nova and sunshine pop. Syncopated kick (1, “2 and”, “3 and”), light snare on 2 and 4 with tambourine, rim and bongo hinting at bossa, shaker in sixteenths with a slight swing (about 55%). It is often a looped drum sample. Variants: pure bossa (see r-bossa), Motown beat with snare on all the quarter notes, heavier, sampled breakbeat (Cornelius), easy-listening sections with brushes.