Two Bar Groove Construction Using Displacement

In this lesson you will continute developing ideas for Two Bar Groove Construction by using the idea of Beat Displacement. All patterns on this page will be a combination of simple Level 0 Grooves and the parts shown in the displacement lesson linked above. As these are specifically two bar grooves, I will be showing patterns where the parts played through each bar are similar but have some subtle difference.

Listed below are several examples of these two bar grooves using displacement. I have included a note with each explaining how the part has been built. I have used various ideas for the right hand and have also thrown in some other level 1 grooves concepts to try and make the parts more interesting. As with all of these type of lessons, use the given part as a starting point for building your own two bar grooves.

Groove 1

Using This Level 0 Groove as a starting point then pushing the first snare in the second bar back an eighth note.

Groove 2

Using This Level 0 Groove but shifting the first snare an eighth note earlier.

Groove 3

Using This Level 0 Groove as a starting point with the first snare played an eighth note later.

Groove 4

Using a groove similar to This Level 0 Groove as a starting point and shifting the last snare an eighth note later.

Groove 5

Using This Level 0 Groove as a starting point and playing the first and last snares an eighth note earlier.

Groove 6

Using a Four On The Floor style groove and shifting the last snare an eighth note earlier.

TASK

1. Learn grooves given above, aim for a tempo of 130bpm.
2. Create your own two bar groove patterns using displacement.
3. Apply half grooves to some Structured Patterns.