Halftime Groove
Chad Smith
Work on the 16th patterns in bar 3 between hand and foot separately. Be careful to play the ghostnotes lightly.
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Solo Groove
John Blackwell
Try this on the practise pad first. Get comfortable with the right hand sticking as much of the bass drum pattern copies this.
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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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Syncopated Groove
Keith Carlock
Master the Swiss Army Tap to allow you to play syncopated patterns like this one.
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Kick Hat Snare 04
Kev O'Shea
Practise the inverted single paradiddle: R,L,L,R,L,R,R,L with and without accents on the first beat of each 4 notes.
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Kick Hat Snare 07
Kev O'Shea
You can change the pitch of the hihat bell by applying some pressure to the pedal. Find the sound you like best.
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