Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
7 over 4 sounds complicated… let’s simplify it 🧠
Start by clapping steady 7s
Then layer 4s WITHOUT changing the pulse
Find where they line up — that’s the key
Then shift your focus to the 1s of the 4!
Eventually, eliminate the extra counts — now it’s just 7:4 polyrhythm 🔁
7 over 4 sounds complicated… let’s simplify it 🧠
Start by clapping steady 7s
Then layer 4s WITHOUT changing the pulse
Find where they line up — that’s the key
Then shift your focus to the 1s of the 4!
Eventually, eliminate the extra counts — now it’s just 7:4 polyrhythm 🔁










