In this lesson you will decorate a common time groove where the right hand plays the snare with offbeat sixteenths. There is a link to the basic concept at the bottom of the page and it is important you can play this before attempting these parts. It is also worth looking through our collection of basic offbeat sixteenth snare placements as the momvements used are exactly the same, there is just a new orchestration.
Listed below are several versions of this idea where left hands have been placed on 'e' or 'a' counts. Through all examples, focus on the dynmic levels within the part making sure all accents stand out from the standard strokes.
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
Example 5
Example 6
Example 7
Example 8
TASKS
- Learn the grooves above up to a tempo of at least 120bpm.
- Create some 4 bar phrases using these grooves.
