Hold Back the River – James Bay
This tribal groove appears in the second chorus of Hold Back the River (1:30). The right-hand rides in eighth notes on the floor tom – the left-hand plays the snare on beat 2, the 'and-of-3' and the...
View ArticleSimple Man – Lynyard Skynyrd – Verse
This two-measure groove is heard throughout the verse sections of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man" – a fan favourite from the band's debut album "Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd" (1973).
View ArticleSyncopated Hi-Hat and Bass Drum – Drum Beat
We borrowed a technique used by Rodney Holmes in the Santana song Smooth to create this syncopated groove.
View ArticleHave Some E Ands
This groove uses a funky, syncopated sixteenth note ostinato on the hi-hat.
View ArticleWrapping Your Head Around Syncopated Notation
To a lot of drummers, syncopated notation (and playing the notation, for that matter) seems to be an alien concept. However, taking a step back to examine a few of the most common syncopated patterns...
View ArticleSyncopated Sixteenths Rock Grooves
This syncopated groove plays the bass drum along with all of the sixteenth notes on the hi-hat. Be sure to play all of the hi-hat strokes with your right stick (or left with a left-handed setup).
View ArticleSyncopated ‘E’ Drum Fills
This lesson explores four drum fill ideas that feature the crash and bass to accent the Es.
View ArticleOrchestrating a Syncopated Rhythm
Learn six drum fills based on the same rhythmic pattern. The re-orchestration technique allows you to create many drum fills with different flavors.
View ArticleExploring the “& ah”
This lesson explores adding a syncopated crash on the "&" of beat 4.
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