In this lesson you will adding some decorative 32nd notes before the back beat snares within a common time 5/4 groove. The same concept has been applied within a 4/4 time signature context and this is linked at the bottom of the page. Working through this material first will make the patterns on this page much easier.
Listed below are several examples applying this concept. At the bottom of the page you will find a list of links to lessons that may help the learning process.
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
Example 5
Example 6
Example 7
Example 8
TASK
- Using the 2 minute rule, get all grooves up to a tempo of at least 120bpm.
- Use the given patterns to create further 5/4 grooves using a similar concept.
