Groove Of The Week #69
Let’s have some linear fun with tom toms. This week we’re going linear with a 16th note tom tom groove. The last time we did this was on groove of the week #35, check that one out too. Get The Groove When I’m thinking up linear grooves, I often start with the snare and bass…
Fill Of The Week #68
The secret code for this week is RLK… Shh… don’t tell anyone! This week’s drum fill uses one of the most popular patterns in drumming history – Right – Left – Kick. This pattern has been around since the dawn of time and the 16th note triplet version is a rock drumming staple. Our last…
Groove Of The Week #68
Shuffle along and get linear with this week’s groove. This week we’re playing what I call a layered to linear groove. The first bar is a regular layered groove and the second bar is a linear version of it. The goal is to keep the main voices (normally the bass drum and snare drum) the…
Fill Of The Week #67
The paradiddle returns! This week’s drum fill uses a very common sticking pattern – a paradiddle followed by an inverted (or inward) paradiddle. This is a very useful sticking for both fills and grooves. If you like this drum fill, check out fill of the week #63 for a similar idea. Learn The Fill Let’s…
Groove Of The Week #67
Here’s groove of the week #67: This week we’re augmenting a 16th note bass drum groove with ghost notes, the bell of the ride cymbal and an open hi-hat… too much? Let’s find out! Get The Groove Let’s check out the basic 16th note bass drum groove we’ll be building on: Hopefully, you can already…
Fill Of The Week #66
Mmm num ba deDum bum ba beDoo buh dum ba beh behUnder Pressure This week’s drum fill is based on the main drum riff from the bridge section of the Queen / David Bowie song Under Pressure. This section of the song is a great example of how you can take one idea and produce…
Groove Of The Week #66
Let’s get linear-ish…. This week’s groove features a funky 16th note bass drum pattern and a spicy 16th and 32nd note hi-hat pattern. Meanwhile the snare just plays it cool on beats 2 & 4. If you like this groove, check out groove of the week #37 for a similar idea. Get The Groove Let’s…
Fill Of The Week #65
Beats two and three are lava! Here’s a fill which appears relatively simple, but it’s the notes that are missing that make it tricky; We’re not playing on beats 2 or 3. We’ve done similar things on fill of the week #9, you might want to check that one 0ut too. Learn The Fill Let’s…
Groove Of The Week #65
Let’s add some colour to our grooves this week. This week’s groove is a funky 2 bar pattern that’s been spiced up with the floor tom and the rim of the snare drum. We recently looked at adding the rim of the snare drum to our grooves on groove of the week #62; you might…
Fill Of The Week #64
I feel the need, the need for speed. This week’s drum fill flies by at 12obpm, which doesn’t sound all that fast, but because we’re playing 16th note triplets, it just zooms by. If you like 16th note triplet drum fills, check out fill of the week #38 for more 16th note triplet ideas. Learn…
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