5 – Playing: The Fatback Beat
This beat is very useful to have in your arsenal and can be played a couple of different ways. It’s important to keep the 16th
This beat is very useful to have in your arsenal and can be played a couple of different ways. It’s important to keep the 16th
The 8th Note Hip Hop beat can be heard on thousands of records from the late 80’s up until today. Although it’s simple to play,
This four on the floor Disco groove can be another helpful tool in your arsenal. It may be tricky to get the right open Hi-Hat
In this lesson, we are diving into more 16th note based grooves. The Soul/R&B beat can be heard on thousands of records and is simple
This lesson will focus on how to make 6/8 feel good and groove in a rock or pop genre. It’s important to keep the groove
This beat is a common groove in R&B as well as Gospel. The focus should be on leaving space in between the downbeat with the
This lesson dives into the fundamentals of the 6/8 beat. Once you’ve become comfortable with the basic beat try adding ghost notes. This will add
In this lesson we’ll apply our previous rock beat patterns to a 16th note hi-hat. This is a good variation and can be heard in
This is a beat you can use in thousands of different settings and can really help drive a band. Learning this groove will not only
In this lesson, we will talk about how to get started playing the Mambo Beat and its variations. It’s important to remember that when playing