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Cowbell Drum Beats

Cowbell Drum Beats Learn how to play fun cowbell grooves This Is The Cowbell Drum Beats Lesson Here we are learning some funky cowbell drum beats. The cowbell is a really fun addition to any drum kit and brings a great sonic option to so many grooves and drum solos.Just check out the work of Steve Gadd and Dave Weckl when they lay down incredible cowbell grooves.As soon as we introduce the cowbell into a drum beat it creates a Latin-esque vibe and we often see cowbells used in Cuban music such as by timbale players.This drum lesson breaks down…

Soul Man Drum Notation

Soul Man Drum Notation Learn how to play Soul Man by Sam and Dave This Is The Soul Man Drum Notation Welcome to the Soul Man Drum Notation. Soul Man is the classic soul tune sung by Sam and Dave on the Stax record label.It was released in 1967 and features the Stax house band 'Booker T and the MGs' with Al Jackson Jr on drums.Soul Man actually features quite a funky drum beat and then, in typical Al Jackson style, doesn't veer too much from the main groove. It also has a straighter bass drum pattern in the chorus…

Kick and Paradiddlediddle Fill Combo

Kick and Paradiddlediddle Fill Combo Learn how to play a fun paradiddlediddle drum fille. This Is The Kick and Paradiddlediddle Fill Combo Welcome to this drum lesson demonstrating a really fun kick and paradidlediddle fill combination. This is a full replay of a live lesson from within the Total Drummer Academy.I love this type of drum fill because it sounds really exciting and it works just as well as a drum fill or a phrase to use in drum solos.It uses a paradiddlediddle so we break that down slowly and then we start to move it around the drum kit.We…

How To Play Green Onions On Drums

How To Play Green Onions On Drums Learn this classic Al Jackson Jr Drum Beat Green Onions On Drums Welcome to a quick drum lesson where we will learn how to play Green Onions on the drums. This was a hit song by Booker T and the MGs in 1962.It's an instrumental with a triplet based swing feel. The drum part doesn't really vary so this is classic Al Jackson because it takes serious discipline to keep it grooving and feeling great for the whole song without playing unnecessary fills and groove variations.This is an essential tune for a drummer…

Stax Drum Beats | Soul Drumming

Stax Drumming Learn how to play classic soul songs on the drums This Is The Beginner Stax Drumming Course Welcome to the Stax drumming course. Here we will learn how to play the drum beats for some classic Stax soul tunes.We previously looked at 1960s Motown from Detroit. Another huge record label in American soul music history from the same period was the Stax record label. Stax was based in Memphis, Tennessee and was founded in the late 1950s by Jim Stewart joined later by sister Estelle Axton.The recording studio they created was in a former auditorium with sloped floors where…

The BEST Cowbell?

The BEST Cowbell? Discover my favourite cowbell for drum kit This Is The BEST Cowbell Is this the BEST cowbell? So you are searching for the perfect cowbell? I get it....I've been there.In fact for years I was searching for this elusive cowbell that would let me bash out beautiful cowbell grooves like Steve Gadd and Dave Weckl. When they play the cowbell seems to blend perfectly with the drum kit.Over the years I bought many cowbells and they all came up short for me. They were often too bright, too loud, too harsh and too much like something you'd…

How Much Difference Does A Snare Drum Make?

How Much Difference Does A Snare Drum Make? How much does a snare drum affect the overall sound of the song? How Much Difference Does A Snare Drum Make? How Much Difference Does A Snare Drum Make? How much can it affect the sound of a song?The answer is....A LOT!When I'm recording a track my biggest choice is the snare drum.That decision includes:Which snare drum to useWhich heads to useHow should it be tunedShould I use dampening such as moon gel, tape, etc?So in this video I will use the same piece of music and the same groove but I…

All I Want For Christmas Drum Cover

All I Want For Christmas Drum Cover Watch a drum cover of the Mariah Carey Classic This Is The All I Want For Christmas Drum Cover Welcome to the All I Want For Christmas Drum Cover. Everybody loves hearing this song every October, November and December right? Well maybe it is overplayed a little teeny bit.But come on, it's a cool tune and it gets us in the festive mood. So I decided to do a drum cover.Actually, I transcribed it and I always play through these transcriptions to make sure they are accurate. So this is the recording of…

Do They Know It’s Christmas Drum Cover

Do They Know It's Christmas Drum Cover Chcek out this Band Aid Christmas Classic on Drums This Is The Do They Know It's Christmas Drum Cover You know it's nearly Christmas when you hear the Band Aid classic. Well it's got me in the mood so this is my Do They Know It's Christmas drum cover.To be truthful, this is me testing the drum notation. Everytime I transcribe a drum part I play through it to check it is accurate and this is the recording of me doing just that.So I hope you enjoy the drum cover and it either…

How To Play Sing, Sing, Sing On The Drums

How To Play Sing, Sing, Sing On Drums Learn how to play a classic Gene Krupa drum groove This Is The Sing Sing Sing Drum Beat Here we will learn how to play Sing, Sing, Sing on drums. This is the drum beat played by Gene Krupa on Benny Goodman's famous version of the track which was recorded in 1937.This is a classic of the 1930s big band swing era and is a song loved by drummers because it's so heavily focussed on the drum groove.The drums are based on a swung single stroke roll played on the low tom.…