Cell · three-three-two · 4/4

3-3-2

96 bpmloop · 1 bar
16ths
Clave
Piano

The tresillo proportion (3+3+2) counted in sixteenths, so it repeats twice per bar: x..x..x. x..x..x. This is how funk, samba, baião, dancehall and modern pop usually carry the tresillo, at a slower count. A 3-3-2 hi-hat accent, a baião bass, a "Shape of You"-style synth and a dembow snare are all this cell. The dotted-eighth / dotted-eighth / eighth grouping pulls against the quarter-note pulse and resolves on beat 3.

Found in

6 patterns are built on the 3-3-2.

Brazilian

3
baiao Baião straight 2/2 110 bpm
straight 2/2 110 bpm
samba-reggae Samba-reggae straight 4/4 100 bpm
straight 4/4 100 bpm

Tango & flamenco

3

Sources

  • standard practice; no transcribed source