Simon Balle Music : Drums: 8th and 16th Note Grooves

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On the right hand side you'll see links to exercises for the basics of drum technique, Rudiments and some essential grooves. There also separate sections for Mr Forryan's students and Mr Stevenson's students.

Friday, 28 August 2009

8th and 16th Note Grooves - Hand to Hand (3)

This is the final 8th and 16th Note Groove to cover. In this one, we are going to play the hi hat pattern (1-E a, 2-E a, 3-E a, 4-E a etc ... ) again using both hands. For right-handers the sticking is going to be R-L L, R-L L - left-handed guys are going to be sticking L-R-L, L-R-L etc...

REMEMBER : The sticking above will mean that the 1, 2, 3 and 4 and the 'ands' will again be on your lead hand with your following hand playing the 'E' and the 'a' of each beat. This will still mean that the back-beat on '2' and '4' will be on your lead hand.

NOTE : With this groove, the bass drum beats falling on the 'ands' will not coincide with a hi hat beat.

Click through the sheets below to work through the exercises in your own time.