Drum Lessons


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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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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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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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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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Linear Drum Fill 03


Kev O'Shea

Play this fill without the double strokes on the bass drum initially to get a sense of the rhythm.
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Kick Hat Snare 03


Kev O'Shea

The L,F,R triplet is key to learning this beat. Practise it in 12/8.
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