Category: Groove of the week

Let’s get Linear with groove of the week #23. Groove of the week #23 is a syncopated groove played two ways; First it’s played in the standard “Layered” method and then I’ve added some Linear elements to it to spice it up, keeping the basic groove the same. For those not in the know –…

It’s time for groove of the week #22, lets get to it! For groove of the week #22 I thought I’d try to take a classic groove – the Bossa Nova – and put a little funky bass drum twist on it. A kind of bossa nova for the 21st century. Let’s take a look…

It’s Groove Of The Week time, let’s get shufflin’ along. This week’s groove is one of my favourite shuffles to play. Not an easy one to master, but lets break it down and see what makes it tick. Get The Groove There is a lot going on in this groove. Let’s break it down into…

Start warming your hi-hats up because groove of the week #20 is gonna make them work! Groove of the week #20 is a busy beat. The bass drum and snare drum are straightforward enough, but the hi-hat is all over the place. Let’s take a closer look and break it down. Get The Groove The…

Here’s Groove Of The Week #19. Let’s see how it stacks up: Groove of the week 19 is our first groove to feature a stack cymbal. For those not in the know, a stack cymbal is where you take 2 or more different cymbals and stack them on top of the each other to create…

Here’s Groove Of The Week 18: Bam Bam Bam Bam! It’s time to whack that snare drum and drive the band. I first heard a groove similar to this on a Yamaha DD10 drum machine I had back around 1988/9. I think it was programmed beat number 8 – “R&B.” However, this kind of groove…

Here’s groove of the week #17 – it’s time to go off-beat! Off-beat hi-hats, ghost notes, open hi-hats… there’s a lot going on in this cool sounding groove. Let’s learn it! Get The Groove The first step in learning this groove is to be very comfortable playing on the off-beats. So, if you’re not yet…

It’s time to get groovy! What was that?!?! I heard 8th notes, 16th notes, 16th note triplets, 8th note triplets, open hi-hats, closed hi-hats, snare drums, bass drums… and it all sounded funky. Let’s break down groove of the week #16. Get The Groove Groove of the week #16 is a pretty advanced groove. The…

It’s groove of the week time! Let’s get to number 15: MORE COWBELL! Gotta love grooves with cowbell in them. I figured that after 14 grooves of the week, it was about time that I hit the cowbell. There have been many great songs with cowbell parts over the years, some of the the most…

Welcome to groove of the week #14, Let’s Rock! We’re back to basics this week, this is a great sounding groove with a driving quarter note pulse on hi-hat. Playing just quarter notes on the hi-hat leaves more space for the rest of the musicians to play and feels more angular and aggressive. It’s not…