Level 2 · Steady Time
2-2 - Eighth-note ghost engine
Alternating hands R-L-R-L - the motor behind every groove.
How to practice it
Continuous eighth-note ghost taps, strictly alternating Right-Left. The click marks the beat; you play two taps per click. Keep the taps light, even, and machine-steady.
Suggested take: ~60s · start 65 BPM → pass around 80 BPM
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g
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g
2
g
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g
3
g
&
g
4
g
&
g
65 BPM
Start at 65, exercise passes around 80. Legend: B bass · S snare · g ghost · - rest
Tips
- • Say it: '1-and-2-and-3-and-4-and'. The numbers land with the click.
- • Both hands same height, same volume - record and listen for a limp.
- • Small motions. Fingers barely leave the plate.
Watch out for
- • Galloping (long-short-long-short instead of even eighths)
- • The weak hand noticeably quieter
- • Creeping louder - ghosts stay quiet
Record your take
Aim for ~60s. Put the phone ~1m away, facing the front plate. You'll get Rafa's feedback within a minute of submitting.
Up next after this: 2-3 - Backbeat skeleton