Creating the half time version of the inverted paradidle groove from the common time version works exactly the same as with any other groove, switch the snares from being on beats 2 and 4 to just beat 3. So the two halves of the bar will no longer be an exact repetition. The hands for the groove look like this:
In the common time version of the groove the snares were played with the left hand, and that moved from the hi hat. This time the snares fall with the right hand, meaning the you move from the ride to the snare. Spend some time getting familiar with the hands for the groove before proceeding the add bass drums.
Full Groove Examples
Adding kicks will be very similar to the previous lesson. I won't give anything too complex here, just simple eighth and quarter note style patterns. In later lessons you will learn about sixteenth note kick and snare placement as well as other more complex ideas.
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
Example 5
TASKS
- Learn the 5 grooves given above. Aim for a tempo of around 120bpm.
- Experiment with varying the orchestration.
