Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago
From my original video "Different ways a groove in 5 can dance".
I play a groove in 5 and dance differently around it with the hi hat in 4, then in 3. Do you hear the differences it creates?
The kicks comes in in 4 while the hi hat is in 3, then both exchange their groupings.
From my original video "Different ways a groove in 5 can dance".
I play a groove in 5 and dance differently around it with the hi hat in 4, then in 3. Do you hear the differences it creates?
The kicks comes in in 4 while the hi hat is in 3, then both exchange their groupings.









![5 vs 7 polymeter
Here’s the beginning of Mental Web played on the pad, slowly then faster. It combines a pattern in 5 and a pattern in 7, both played repeatedly until their respective 1 aligns again. You can find the notation at the end of the short!
On a subdivision of 16th notes, the first pattern is [PSPPS] (P stands for Played subdivision, S for Silenced subdivision), and the second is [PSPPSPS]. 5 vs 7 polymeter](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HlcTN8HjrTQ/mqdefault.jpg)
