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Lesson 10 of 84 · Rhythm
The Backbeat in Rock
Learn about the backbeat in rock: understand dotted rhythms and their values
What You'll Learn
In Brazilian samba, the surdo drum plays a deep two-beat pattern while smaller drums add fast sixteenth-note rhythms on top.
1
Understand dotted rhythms and their values
2
Compose a simple 4-beat rhythm pattern
Notes on the Staff
D4
C4
D4
E4
Check Your Understanding
Question 1 of 3
Which note gets 4 beats in 4/4 time?