12/8 Groove
Aaron Spears
Count this out at slow tempos in order to get comfortable with the 12/8 feel. Count every second 8th whilst playing to improve timing.
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Deep Purple - 'Fireball' Drum Intro
Ian Paice
Get the double bass pattern down first. You can play this with a slight swing to give the right feel.
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Street Beatz 01
Jojo Mayer
Practice linear patterns between snare, hihat and kick in 4/4. RLF, LRF etc.
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Quintuplets - Groups of 5
Kev O'Shea
More information is covered in my book 'Filling Time'.
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U2 - 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' Drum Intro
Larry Mullen Jr.
Try to play each drum at the same dynamic level to create the marching feel of this song.
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'50 Ways To Leave Your Lover' - Drum Intro
Steve Gadd
Practise linear patterns between hands and hihat pedal.
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