Category: Groove of the week

Groove of the week #43 is brought to you courtesy of Matt Sorum. This groove is taken from the song Double Talkin’ Jive Guns N’ Roses. Matt Sorum uses his bass drum and floor tom to create this powerful low end groove that drives the song along. Let’s check it out. Get The Groove The…

This week’s groove is a common groove spiced up with some ghost notes, an open hi-hat, and a 16th note triplet hi-hat embellishment in the style of Gavin Harrison. Check it out. Adding ghost notes, open hi-hats and hi-hat embellishments can drastically change the feel of a groove. Let’s check out how these things combine…

Let’s get funky with this week’s groove! Syncopation is a great way to create funky sounding grooves. This groove only has one bass or snare that’s in a non-syncopated position, however the accented hi-hat solidifies the groove and keeps the beat in the listeners mind. Let’s check it out. Get The Groove Let’s start with…

Here’s a fun groove that splits eighth note triplets up between the hi-hat and ride cymbal. Splitting eighth note triplets across different surfaces has always been one of my favourite things to do because you can create so many interesting patterns. This groove simply splits the triplets between the hi-hat and ride cymbal; the addition…

It’s groove of the week time. Let’s get to it! Groove of the week #39 features a an interesting rhythm played between hi-hat, snare and the stack cymbal. This rhythm is often heard in drum fills and linear grooves, but this week we’re using it in a more regular groove. Get The Groove Let’s start…

It’s time to get a little bit latin with groove of the week #38. This groove is taken from the classic early rock ‘n roll song La Bamba by Ritchie Valens. The song itself is a Mexican folk song, but Ritchie spiced it up and gave us the version we all know and love. Let’s…

Let’s spice up our hi-hats with groove of the week #37. Groove of the week #37 is a simple groove spiced up with some 32nd note hi-hats and some accents. Let’s get to it! Get The Groove Let’s start by taking a look at the basic groove that we’ll be spicing up. This is fairly…

Let’s accent how awesome groove of the week #36 is: Groove of the week #36 shows how you can take a simple groove, and spice it up using accents. Let’s get to accenting. Get The Groove The groove that we’re spicing up with accents is a simple two handed 16th note groove with a sparse…

Let’s get linear for groove of the week #35. Groove of the week 35 is a linear 16th note groove featuring the Toms. Let’s get to learning! Learn The Groove A linear groove is one where we don’t hit any drums or cymbals together. It’s just one drum or cymbal at the time. We’ve looked…

This week’s groove features a 6 stroke roll, a double paradiddle, and an inverted paradiddle. What more could you ask for? Groove of the week #34 is a funky syncopated 16th note groove. We’re using two rudiments which are normally found in 16th note triplet form, but we’re converting them to 16th notes. Both of…