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lesson 2: SOME EIGHT NOTE PATTERNS
If you
tried the first lesson and liked it , I guess it's time to move a
little further ...
You did practise the first lesson thoroughly, didn't you? Well,
of course you did, I'm joking ...
Today we're going to lay the focus on a few small variants of the
pattern you already learned in Lesson 1, the eight-note pattern
with hihat, bassdrum, and snaredrum. If you're in doubt about the
use of symbols, you also find them there.
Contents of lesson 2:
1) 8th-notes ; "+ 3"-pattern
2) 8th-notes ; "3 +"-pattern
3) "+ 3"-pattern ; all the "+"'s left out
4) "3 +"-pattern ; all the "+"'s left out
5) combining two patterns
6) A fill, 8th-note pattern used
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Pattern #1 for those of you that can't wait, right now, you count
like this:
"One-plus-Two-plus-Three-plus-Four-plus"
You do have to count with regular intervals of time, for the
rhythm 'only "grooves" if you learn it slowly and
accurate... Don't let that stop you from having fun with it..
Practise makes perfect!
The patterns you play are variations on the basic pattern of
Lesson 1. The only difference is that here I added a bassdrum on
the "+"-count of "2" at the first pattern,
and at the second pattern you'll discover another bassdrum added,
on the "+"-count of "3", instead.
An odd little habit of me is that I like to give patterns like
these a "name": that's why I call the first one "
+ 3" and the second "3 +"
1) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
_____ _____ _____ _____
| | | | | | | |
HH X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X .
|-------------------------------------|
| |
SD |:----------0---------------0--------:|
| | | |
|----------|---------------|----------|
BD 0 | 0 0
| | | |
| |___| |
2) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
_____ _____ _____ _____
| | | | | | | |
HH X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X .
|-------------------------------------|
| |
SD |:----------0---------------0--------:|
| | | |
|----------|---------------|----------|
BD 0 0 0
| | |
| |___|
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If you worked your way through all of this I do have another
temptation for you:
The same pattern, but you leave out ALL of the "hihat"-
beats on the SECOND Eighth-note (i.e. the "+"). This
one is slightly more difficult than the other ones.
You'll find out that it is really helpful to COUNT also the
"+"-notes. (Consider this an understatement!)
3) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| | | |
| | | |
HH X . . . X . . . X . . . X . . .
|-------------------------------------|
| |
SD |:----------0---------------0--------:|
| | | |
|----------|---------------|----------|
BD 0 | 0 0
| | | |
| |___| |
4) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| | | |
| | | |
HH X . . . X . . . X . . . X . . .
|-------------------------------------|
| |
SD |:----------0---------------0--------:|
| | | |
|----------|---------------|----------|
BD 0 0 0
| | |
| |___|
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Of course you can also make a combination of patterns, for
example this one: pattern #2 combined with pattern #4.
The following will give you a better insight in the differences
between the two patterns. It looks like this:
5) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| | | | ____ ____ ____ ____
| | | | | | | | | | | |
HH X X X X X X X X X X X X
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| | |
SD |:-------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0----:|
| | | | | | |
|-------|-----------|-----|------|-----------|------|
BD 0 0 0 0 0 0
| | | | | |
| |__| | |__|
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First remark: you'll notice that I used somewhat smaller version
of the normal "measure-bar" ; this could be done, when
you need space. You can make it bigger as well ... The only
thing, that really matters is, if you write down your musical
patterns yourself, that you're careful and precise with what has
to be a "fourth"/"eighth"/"sixteenth"/"whatever-subdivision
-you-want-to-make"-note. It means using flags and bars!
Second remark: what you did with patterns #2 and #4 you can do
with almost all the patterns you learn(ed). Be creative as much
as you can and you'll be amazed by your own performance!
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To end this lesson there's one easy fill to be combined with
patterns #3 and #4. It's quite similar to the one you've learned
in lesson 1, but you leave out every "sixteenth-note"
on the "&".
6) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
____
| | ____
Tom 1 |--------0--0---|--|--------|
Tom 2 |--------------0--0---------|
SD |:-0--0--------------------:|
|-|--|----------------------|
FT |-|--|---------------0--0---|
|__| | |
|__|
Well, I hope this
wasn't too bad for you. Keep on the good work. See you at the
third lesson!
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