Aloha drummers! Here’s a Timing/Coordination Groove Exercise I like to do. The bass drum plays a “Bo Diddley pattern.” The left hand plays the 2 + 4 backbeat. The right hand moves through all the 16th note variations of a 4 note grouping on the Hi-Hat, e.g.: X… = Quarter Note (ONE e and a)…More
Tag Archives: drumbeats
Drumming Videos
Here are two simple, yet cool triplet combos: ||:Left Right Kick:|| (Gadd is a master at this!) and then something I’ve heard Bonham do a lot: ||:Left Right Kick | Right Left Kick:|| In this songo improv I play open handed, aka left hand lead (I’m not crossing my sticks), which allows me to…More
