Paradiddle in 12/8
Ginger Baker
Play groups of 4 with the accent on the first beat. Play this pattern in 12/8 to hear the 3 over 4 feel. Then switch to paradiddles.
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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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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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Manky Beat
Kev O'Shea
A manky sounding linear pattern played open-handed between hihat, snare and floor tom.
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Drum Solo Excerpt
Steve Gadd
Pay attention to Steve's masterful use of dynamics and timing...
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Insane 4-way Co-ordination
Thomas Lang
Try playing the left side ostinato without doubles as a 16th note pattern, to begin with...
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