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Rhythm & timing · Pro · 6 min

Three Over Two

Play quarter-note triplets, three even hits across every two beats.

How to play it
  1. Count eighth-note triplets under your breath: 1-trip-let 2-trip-let.
  2. Hit on 1, on the 'let' of 1, and on the 'trip' of 2. That is three even hits across two beats.
  3. Use a muted strum or a single note. Keep the spacing even rather than landing on the beat.

What the coach checks: Timing of each attack against the triplet grid.

Goal80 BPM · 80%
Your bestNo result yet
Rating–

Rhythm player

Hear the rhythm

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Tap any hit to hear it. Four clicks count you in.

Your practice room

Keep a steady pulse

Audio-attack timing feedback. This check does not identify chords or distinguish every background sound from a strum. Use a quiet room and visual beats.

This checkpoint needs 80 BPM or faster and the required accuracy. Slower Play attempts still produce practice scores.

Exercise map · 24 targets
  1. 1. 1Bar 1 · beat 1
  2. 2. letBar 1 · beat 1.667
  3. 3. tripBar 1 · beat 2.333
  4. 4. 3Bar 1 · beat 3
  5. 5. letBar 1 · beat 3.667
  6. 6. tripBar 1 · beat 4.333
  7. 7. 1Bar 2 · beat 1
  8. 8. letBar 2 · beat 1.6669999999999998
  9. 9. tripBar 2 · beat 2.333
  10. 10. 3Bar 2 · beat 3
  11. 11. letBar 2 · beat 3.667
  12. 12. tripBar 2 · beat 4.333
  13. 13. 1Bar 3 · beat 1
  14. 14. letBar 3 · beat 1.6669999999999998
  15. 15. tripBar 3 · beat 2.333
  16. 16. 3Bar 3 · beat 3
  17. 17. letBar 3 · beat 3.667
  18. 18. tripBar 3 · beat 4.333
  19. 19. 1Bar 4 · beat 1
  20. 20. letBar 4 · beat 1.6669999999999998
  21. 21. tripBar 4 · beat 2.333
  22. 22. 3Bar 4 · beat 3
  23. 23. letBar 4 · beat 3.667
  24. 24. tripBar 4 · beat 4.333

Chord names and stroke directions are visual guidance. Rhythm scoring measures attack timing.

1Target 1 of 24 · attack when the cue lights up

Keep counting through the spaces. Chord names and stroke directions are visual guides; only attack timing is measured.

Bar 1 of 5 · beat 1 of 4

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Tune first. Audio stays on this device.

Why this drill

Quarter-note triplets float across the bar line and are a staple of blues and soul phrasing. Most players rush them into straight eighths, and the grid shows exactly when that happens.