Accenting Dotted Crotchets In A 6/8 Groove With The Ride Bell

In this groove lesson you will be using the bell of the ride to accent the dotted crotchet counts in 6/8. This well create a similar sounding pattern to that given in our Dotted Crotchet Right Hand grooves, only the part will be a little more intricate.

The right hand for all of the examples given on this page will be this:

Listed below are five examples of grooves using this right hand part.

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

Example 4

Example 5

TASKS

1. Using the 2 minute rule, get all grooves up to a tempo of at least 120bpm.
2. Create your own variations on these patterns. Write as many down as possible.
3. Use these patterns as part of a Structured Pattern.