A guide on how to play grooves in the time signature of 6/8.
Learn the basic concepts of the time signatures 6/8, 3/4, and 5/4. Ideas for simple 4/4 concepts applied in this signatures have also been given. Articles are listed in groups of each time signature.
A guide on how to play grooves in the time signature of 6/8.
A list of more 6/8 grooves with an explanation of how they are constructed.
Ideas for constructing 2 bar grooves in 6/8 by adding or removing a bass drum.
Extending 6/8 grooves to two bar patterns by picking a short section of the groove and changing it in the second bar.
A list of two bar 6/8 grooves.
Simple right hand accent placement in 6/8.
Some ideas for using crashes to accent select beats in a bar of 6/8.
A guide on how to use open hi hats as decoration in 3/4 grooves with a constant 8th note right hand.
Learn about using a different rhythm for the right hand of a 6/8 groove. This is the equivalent to playing quarter notes in a 4/4 groove.
A list of five grooves in 3/4 that don't follow the patterns discussed in our other 3/4 grooves lessons.
A short lesson on creating 3/4 grooves by cutting the last notes off a 4/4 groove.
A guide on how to play grooves in 3/4 using a waltz style.
A common concept in rock drumming that involves accenting all right hand crotchet counts.
Applying this right hand rhythm concept originally shown in 4/4 to this new time signature.
A guide on how to use open hi hats as decoration in 3/4 grooves with a constant 8th note right hand.
Learn how to play simple grooves in the time signature of 5/4.
A common concept in rock drumming that involves accenting all right hand crotchet counts. Applied to the time signature of 5/4
A guide on how to use open hi hats as decoration in 5/4 grooves with a constant 8th note right hand.
Applying this right hand rhythm concept originally shown in 4/4 to this new time signature.
Using a slightly syncopated rhythm between the kicks and snares to create some new groove 'shapes' in the time signature of 5/4.
Using a slightly syncopated rhythm between the kicks and snares to create some new groove 'shapes' in the time signature of 5/4.