In this lesson you will be exploring different blast beat construction methods within the time signature of 5/4. This is a fairly straightforward transition as you are staying in simple time, just adding a beats worth of music to the end of the bar. This will be similar to the Blast Beats In 3/4.
Listed below you will find the three main blast beats in 5/4 with various different right hand ideas. I haven't included all possible combinations so do some experimenting with different construction ideas. Some interesting parts can be created by tweaking the orchestrations slightly too. I have used some syncopated rhythms, it is worth noting that these are the same rhythms as in 4/4 with extra groupings added. In theory this is straight forward but it changes the part drastically.
Constant 16th Note Blast Beat
Constant 16th Note Blast Beat With '1 +a' Right Hand
Constant 16th Note Blast Beat With '3332' Style Right Hand
Subdivided 8th Note Blast Beat
Subdivided 8th Note Blast Beat With '1+ a' Right Hand
Subdivided 8th Note Blast Beat With Delayed '3332' Style Right Hand
Reverse Subdivided 8th Note Blast Beat
Reverse Subdivided 8th Note Blast Beat With '1e+' Right Hand
Reverse Subdivided 8th Note Blast Beat With 'Double 3332' Style Right Hand
TASK
- Learn the examples above to a tempo of at least 200bpm.
- Experiment with the orchestration of the grooves, remember that percussion items are also a good option.
- Experiment with different lengths of groove.
- Apply the grooves to songs and phrases as either a fill or groove.
- Experiment with the same construction ideas in different time signatures.