The applications of the Afro-Cuban 6/8 feel are endless, inspiring you to play new grooves. Today I’ll talk about applying this rhythm in a funk/fusion style: adding the snare drum backbeat, ghost notes, and the dotted 8th-note bass drum pattern. The 6/8 cowbell rhythm will be played on the hi-hat, as shown in the figure … More Afro-Cuban 6/8 Funk Application: Accent Displacement
Jimmy Chamberlin is one of the most influential drummers of the ’90s, best known for his activity with the rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. Some of the drum parts he played with the band of Billy Corgan are remarkable, showing his great knowledge of a great variety of music genres: from jazz to latin and … More Jimmy Chamberlin’s Top 5 Drum Tracks for The Smashing Pumpkins
Recorded in June 1990, “The Only One” (Reservoir Records) is an album by jazz pianist Kenny Barron with Ray Drummond on bass and Ben Riley on drums. Here’s the complete drum transcription (8 pages – including a drum notation key) for the self-titled track. DOWNLOAD THE PDF
Here’s the full drum sheet music (6 pages) for “Rotten Apple” by Alice in Chains, from the EP Jar of Flies (1994) with Sean Kinney on drums. You can purchase the drum transcription on my store.
Here’s the full drum sheet music (7 pages) for “Fracture” by King Crimson, from the album Starless and Bible Black (1974) with Bill Bruford on drums and percussion. The drum transcription is now available for purchase.
Last month I talked about paradiddle application using the book “Stick Control”, in particular the exercises 5 to 8 of page 5. Here’s a summary of all the things discussed in the previous article. The grooves are played with the hi-hat on the downbeat. Here below the variation of the first groove (exercise 5) playing … More Paradiddle Grooves – Stick Control Application Part Two
… More Paradiddle Grooves – Stick Control Application Part 2
Here’s the full drum sheet music (4 pages) for “Play That Funky Music” by Wild Cherry, from the self-titled album released in 1976 with Ron Beitle on drums. The transcription is available for purchase.
The rhythmic possibilities of G. L. Stone’s book Stick Control are endless. Here’s a drumset application using exercises 5 to 8 of the Single Beat Combinations section to create grooves based on paradiddles. We’ll arrange each part as follows: right hand on the ride cymbal, and left hand on the snare with ghost notes, accenting … More Paradiddle Grooves – Stick Control Application Part 1
Included on the recent album After Hours by The Weeknd, “Escape From LA” deserves attention for its groove and the hi-hat feel in double time.Here’s the transcription of the main groove: a slow hip-hop beat with an interesting hi-hat part at the end of every four measures. This is a drumset adaption since the drum … More The Weeknd – Escape From LA (Drum Groove Transcription)
Here’s an extract of the head of “Calypso” by Kenny Barron, from the album Landscape (1985) with Al Foster on drums. DOWNLOAD THE PDF
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