A high tempo blast beat using constant eighths.
Blast beats are a style of groove construction quite specific to more extreme metal genres. In this collection of free lessons you will explore various different versions in several different contexts.
A high tempo blast beat using constant eighths.
An excessivley fast sixteenth note blast beat.
An excessivley fast sixteenth note blast beat that starts with a snare stroke.
An excessivley fast sixteenth note triplet blast beat.
An even faster version of an existing blast beat.
A high tempo blast beat using constant triplets.
Transferring existing blast beats into the time signature of 3/4.
Transferring existing blast beats into the time signature of 5/4.
Transferring existing blast beats into the compound time signature of 6/8.
Transferring existing blast beats into the time signature of 5/8.
Transferring existing blast beats into the time signature of 9/8.
Transferring existing blast beats into the time signature of 5/4.
Translating the three main blast beat patterns into 16th note swing time.
Add some rhythmic interest to a blast beat by using a simple sixteenth note grouping with the right hand.
Another right hand rhythmic development to be played over a blast beat.
Add some rhythmic interest to a blast beat by using a simple sixteenth note grouping with the right hand.
Add some rhythmic interest to a blast beat by using a simple sixteenth note grouping with the right hand.
Create an alternate right hand part for your blasts by making use of simple syncopation.
Varying the standard 33332 right hand rhythm learned previously to create an interesting alternative.
An expansion on the previous straight 333322 right hand rhythm in blast beats that adds in another note.
An expansion on the previous double 333322 right hand rhythm in blast beats that delays the basic right hand rhythm by an eighth note.