# Printable sheet

Every rhythm as a still grid with its count, in the order of the ladder. Pick the levels you want, then press Print. Hits are filled boxes, so print in colour or in black and white.

## The beat

Feel a steady beat

**Pulse**

    hits     x x x x

## Strong and weak beats

Count a bar of 2, 3 or 4

**March (2)**

    hits     x x

**Waltz (3)**

    hits     x x x

**Four (4)**

    hits     x x x x

## Dividing the beat

Eighths, sixteenths and the gallop

**Eighths**

    hits     x x x x

**Sixteenths**

    hits     x x x x x x x x

**Gallop**

    hits     x . x x x . x x x . x x x . x x

## Off the beat

Syncopation

**Offbeat skank**

    hits     . x . x . x . x

**Charleston**

    hits     x . . x . . . .

## Two parts together

Stomp and clap in one bar

**Backbeat**

    Clap     . x . x
    Stomp    x . x .

**Four on the floor**

    Tick     x x x x x x x x
    Clap     . . x . . . x .
    Stomp    x . x . x . x .

**Half-time**

    Tick     x . x . x . x . x . x . x . x .
    Clap     . . . . . . . . x . . . . . . .
    Stomp    x . . . . . x . . . . . . . . .

## Groups of 3 and 2

Additive rhythm

**Tresillo (3-3-2)**

    hits     x . . x . . x .

**Cinquillo**

    hits     x . x x . x x .

**Habanera**

    hits     x . . x x . x .

**Double tresillo**

    hits     x . . x . . x . . x . . x . x .

**5/4 clave**

    hits     x . . x . . x . x .

**Aksak 9/8**

    hits     x . x . x . x . .

## Timelines

The clave family

**Son clave (3-2)**

    hits     x . . x . . x . . . x . x . . .

**Son clave (2-3) = Bo Diddley**

    hits     . . x . x . . . x . . x . . x .

**Rumba clave (3-2)**

    hits     x . . x . . . x . . x . x . . .

**Bossa nova clave**

    hits     x . . x . . x . . . x . . x . .

**Shiko**

    hits     x . . . x . x . . . x . x . . .

**Gahu**

    hits     x . . x . . x . . . x . . . x .

**Soukous**

    hits     x . . x . . x . . . x x . . . .

**Bembé bell (12/8)**

    hits     x . x . x x . x . x . x

## Grooves of the world

Named rhythms from other traditions

**Maqsum**

    Dum      x . . . x . . .
    Tek      . x . x . . x .

**Baião**

    Bass     x . . x . . . .
    Treble   . . . . x . x .

**Reggae one drop**

    Skank    . x . x . x . x
    Drop     . . . . x . . .

**Bhangra chaal**

    Bass     x . . . x . . .
    Slaps    . . x x . . x x

**Cumbia**

    Bass     x . . . x . . .
    Click    . x . x . x . x

## Cycles

Tāl: long cycles with sam and khali

**Dadra (6)**

    hits     x . . x . .

**Kaharba (8)**

    hits     x . . . x . . .

**Rupak (7)**

    hits     x . . x . x .

**Jhaptaal (10)**

    hits     x . x . . x . x . .

**Ektaal (12)**

    hits     x . x . x . x . x . x .

**Chautaal (12)**

    hits     x . . . x . . . x . x .

**Deepchandi (14)**

    hits     x . . x . . . x . . x . . .

**Dhamar (14)**

    hits     x . . . . x . x . . x . . .

**Teentaal (16)**

    hits     x . . . x . . . x . . . x . . .

## Threes

Triplets and 6/8

**Triplets**

    hits     x x x x x x

**6/8**

    Hat      x . x x . x
    Snare    . . . x . .
    Kick     x . . . . .

## Swing and feel

Long-short, short-long

**Swing (ride pattern)**

    hits     x . . x . x x . . x . x

**Shuffle (12/8)**

    hits     x . x x . x x . x x . x

**Scotch snap (Lombard)**

    hits     x x . . x x . . x x . . x x . .

## Two at once

Polyrhythm and hemiola

**Quintuplets**

    hits     x x x x x x x x x x

**3 over 2**

    Three    x x x   (3 in the time of 2)
    Two      x x   (2 in the time of 2)

**4 over 3**

    Four     x x x x   (4 in the time of 3)
    Three    x x x   (3 in the time of 3)

**5 over 4**

    Five     x x x x x   (5 in the time of 4)
    Four     x x x x   (4 in the time of 4)

**Hemiola (3+3 into 2+2+2)**

    hits     x . . x . . x . x . x .

## Phrases

Call and response

**Shave and a haircut**

    hits     x . x x x . x . . . x . x . . .