Half-time chill

How to play it

1. 1Play bass on 1, a ghost on 2, bass on the and of 2, snare on 3 and a ghost on 4, at 65. This is the groove for slow acoustic songs.
2. 2The snare on 3 instead of 2 and 4 is what makes it half-time, twice as spacious. Sit in the silences; they are part of the groove.
3. 3Play about ten per cent behind where you think the beat is. Lazy on purpose.
4. 4One big snare per bar. Make it warm rather than aggressive, and resist filling the space around it.
5. 5Record about 90 seconds.

Listen forA spacious, patient groove with a confident snare on beat 3, a steady slow tempo, and no notes crammed into the gaps.

start 65 · pass 85 BPM · take about 90s

Record a take

I start the click at 65 BPM, count one bar, and stop after about 90s. Phone about a metre away, facing the front plate. You get my notes within a minute of sending it.