Drum Lessons

Buddy Rich Sixes

This is a six stroke pattern in triplets using the ride cymbal, snare and bass drum. You can play this pattern starting on any of the six notes.

Street Beatz 03

Jojo starts the beat with pull-out accents on the snare hand. Start at a slow tempo and aim for accuracy and good dynamics.

Syncopated Groove

Master the Swiss Army Tap to allow you to play syncopated patterns like this one.

Unison Fill

Practise moving from flams to unison and back again to improve accuracy. This example is mostly finger work.

Foo Fighters ‘Rope’

Practise playing the bass drum with the crash cymbal on your weaker hand (See bar 3) @ 2mins 50.

Sting - Seven Days (basic pattern)

A hypnotic pattern in 5 which sounds easier than it really is.