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🥁Rhythm
Syncopation
Accents on unexpected beats—the 'off-beat' feel that makes music groove
Examples
Basic syncopation - kick and snare on beats 1 and 3
s("bd ~ sd ~")Adding an off-beat kick creates more groove
s("bd [~ bd] sd ~")Syncopated fill at the end
s("bd ~ sd [bd bd]")Try It Yourself
Start with a blank canvas and experiment with syncopation.
Community Patterns
Patterns from other learners that use syncopation