In this lesson you will be expanding on our 16th Note Blast Beats With 33332 Right Hand lesson by taking that same idea but adding in an extra note within each right hand subdivision. In the previous lesson you played a right hand on the first count of each 3 or 2, the 3's and 2's referring to groups of semi quavers, to create a syncopated rhythm that contrasted with the straight fours the kick and snare followed. This time you will also place a note on the second count of any grouping of '3', meaning you will be subdividing the sub divisions. This right hand part will then be applied to the three basic blast beats covered in this section.

If you can play the parts from the lesson linked above this will be fairly straight forward as you are essentially just adding in a few extra right hand notes. It will open up a lot of new options for groove construction though and is well worth learning. The notation for this rhythm is shown below, using 16th notes and rests on the right and the standard notation on the left. Note that the group of two used in these pattern is the same as:

The right hand for these grooves

In the list of parts below, this right hand has been added to the three basic blast beats covered in this section. Start off by playing the parts slowly to make sure the right hand is falling correctly then work on building up the tempo. I have shown the right hand in various voices, ride bells, chinas and splashes are particularly affective for this idea as they create a sharper sound that allows the right hand rhythm to be heard. Remember that if you are struggling to get your feet up to tempo, double kick is an option.

Don't let the fact that this lesson is relatively short fool you into thinking the idea is easy, the two different rhythms used make it quite hard to keep track of where you are and can take a lot of practice. You will know when you have these ideas perfected when you can flick between listening to the rhythm of the right hand and of the kick/snare at will.


Constant 16th Note Blast Beat

The constant sixteenth note blast beat with syncopated right hand


Reverse Sub-Divided 8th Blast Beat

The reverse subdivided eighth note blast beat with syncopated right hand


Sub-Divided 8th Blast Beat

The subdivided eighth note blast beat with syncopated right hand


TASK

  1. Learn the examples above to a tempo of at least 200bpm.
  2. Experiment with the orchestration of the grooves.
  3. Apply the grooves to songs and phrases as either a fill or groove.

Lessons

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