Rhythm Dictionary
Look up a groove, see it for piano and guitar, hear it, loop it, slow it down.
african
Afro-Cuban
- Bembé (6/8 bell + 6/8 tumbao)
- Bolero (cinquillo comp)
- Bongo bell (campana, 2-3)
- Cáscara (2-3)
- Cha-cha-chá piano
- Changüí (tres, marímbula, bongó)
- Danzón piano
- Guaguancó piano (3-2 rumba clave)
- Mambo bell (timbale bell, 2-3)
- Mambo montuno (block chords, 2-3)
- Mozambique (2-3 rumba clave)
- Rumba clave (3-2)
- Son clave (2-3)
- Son clave (3-2)
- Son montuno (2-3)
- Son montuno (3-2)
- Songo piano (2-3)
- Timba piano tumbao (2-3)
- Tumbao (anticipated changes)
- Tumbao (basic, root–fifth)
Brazilian
Caribbean
electronic
Funk & R&B
Jazz
- 5/4 jazz vamp (Take Five)
- Afro-Cuban 6/8 vamp (Afro Blue)
- Boogie-woogie left hand
- Broken-time comping
- Bud Powell shells (on the beat)
- Charleston comp
- Freddie Green four-to-the-bar
- Jazz waltz comp
- Red Garland-style comp (and-of-2, and-of-4)
- Shuffle blues
- Stride left hand
- Swing left-hand shells (anticipated)
- Two-feel (bass in two)