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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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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Nirvana - 'Scentless Apprentice' Intro
Dave Grohl
Focus on the hand pattern in order to execute the flam comfortably. Heel-up will mean more volume.
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Songo-inspired halftime
Kev O'Shea
Play R,L,F,L with accents in different places. Keep right hand on Hihat and left hand on the snare.
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Manky Beat
Kev O'Shea
A manky sounding linear pattern played open-handed between hihat, snare and floor tom.
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Playing Across The Bar Line
Pablo Gonzales
Use a metronome to keep the count while you experiment with playing over the bar line.
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