3 Pedals 2 Feet
Benny Greb
A Dennis Chambers-inspired 'fat foot' technique which involves playing the hihat and slave bass pedal together.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - 'Dani California' Intro
Chad Smith
Work on one-handed ruffs, bass drum double-strokes and, of course, timing and feel...
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32nd Note Fill
Chris Coleman
Work on the basic 6 note pattern between the hands and feet (RLRLFF).
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Linear Swing Fill
Gavin Harrison
Practise triplets of R,L,F and L,R,F in time to a metronome. Then shift from hand to hand singles and back to the linear triplets.
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Toto - 'Africa' Drum Beat
Jeff Porcaro
Play the bass drum hits on beat 1 & 3 slightly louder to create more of a bossa nova/samba feel.
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Unison Fill
Kev O'Shea
Practise moving from flams to unison and back again to improve accuracy. This example is mostly finger work.
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