The grooves in this lesson are all in 6/8 and are going to be translating Double Time 4/4 Grooves into this time signature. The basic principle of double time was to increase the number of main snare beats in the bar to create a faster feel and in 4/4 you went from two snares per bar to four snares per bar. In 6/8 you will go from one snare per bar to three snares per bar. These patterns will feel a lot like 3/4 when played on there own but the intention is for them to be used in a compound 6/8 piece. The main feature of these patterns is to play snares on beats 2, 4 and 6 whilst filling in kicks in various ways. Some examples of this are given below along with some short phrased examples of the grooves being used practically.
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
Example 5
TASK
- Using the 2 minute rule, get all grooves up to a tempo of at least dotted crotchets at 90bpm.
- For exach example, play a bar of common time 6/8 groove followed by a double time 6/8 groove. This will help you get a beter feel for the concept.
- Create further variations on these grooves.
- Apply these grooves to a phrased piece as either the groove or fill. .
Four Bar Phrases
Phrase 1
Phrase 2
Phrase 3
