Oh, here’s the practice loop I’m using with that 4:3 Chaffee thing. It’s sampled from Buy Africa, by Fela Kuti, from his 1971 album Fela’s London Scene. Tempo is about 87 bpm. It’s in 4/4, while the Chaffee thing is in 3/4, so it creates a running cross rhythm.
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