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A collection of drum sheet music, transcriptions, exercises, and books
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In the second episode of this series, we'll explore groups of 4 notes around the drumset to create grooves and fills. The following 72 combinations include hand-foot combinations, hi-hat/bass drum/snare patterns, and tom fills; the rhythmic solutions are endless! An essential element to keep in mind is the sticking, which is alternated … More Rhythmic Patterns: 4-Note Combinations
"Pyramid Song" by Radiohead, from the album Amnesiac (2001), showcases the band's distinctive sound through its hypnotic and evocative soundscape. The composition, written by Thom Yorke, features a unique rhythmic structure, impressionist harmony, and layered instrumentation that create an immersive listening … More Drum Shorts: Radiohead – Pyramid Song (Drum Groove Transcription)
My new release is available everywhere! "Reflections" blends jazz and electronica, featuring a warm and mellow sound that reflects the autumn mood. The track is a 3/4 modal composition born years ago, forgotten somewhere in my hard drive, and reprised to create a relaxing listening experience. The drum part features a jazz-funk … More Francis V – Reflections (Available Now) + Drumless Track
Bikutsi is a Cameroonian music genre originating from the Beti, an ethnic group in and around the capital city Yaoundé. Meaning "beat the earth," it features insistent cross-rhythms and a driving triplet feel, often counted in 12/8 or 6/8 time. Traditionally played at important community gatherings such as weddings and festivals, Bikutsi emphasizes … More Rhythms From the World #5 – Bikutsi
Toto's 1988 album The Seventh One was celebrated as the best-received since the acclaimed Toto IV. On this album, "These Chains" stands out as a midtempo pop-rock song, featuring a 4/4 captivating groove and lush guitar layers. This foundation gives the song a classy, smooth rhythm. Building on this, Jeff Porcaro's drumming is remarkable … More Jeff Porcaro: Toto – These Chains (Full Drum Transcription)
In this article, we'll discover a unique drum groove unlike anything you've ever heard, opening your musical horizon to the multifaceted world of electronic music.
Two of the most influential figures in the indie electronic scene are Burial (birth name: William Emmanuel Bevan), a South London producer whose groundbreaking work … More Burial + Four Tet – Wolf Cub (Drum Groove Transcription)
Some of the main rhythms in West Africa are based on 6/8 feels and the essential concept of clave. The application of Afro-Cuban 6/8 on drumset opened the way for new rhythms and ideas, involving coordination, independence, and polyrhythms. With this article divided into two parts, I introduce a lesson to develop your coordination and … More Exploring Afro-Cuban 6/8 Vocabulary Using Ted Reed’s Syncopation
Things are not as harder as we think if faced with the right approach. Polyrhythms can drive you to new rhythmic destinations, increase your knowledge, improve your timing, your independence, and inspire you with new ideas. In this lesson I introduce a series of exercises to “displace” the bass drum-snare pattern, a rhythmic solution played … More Groove Displacement – Polyrhythmic Independence 4 over 3
It’s always time to practice, transcriptions can give you new ideas to develop your drumming. Inspired by a drum lick played by Carlos Vega on the drum solo of “Oasis” by Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour, here’s a drum fill that can be applied in a great variety of styles. Something that will inspire you. … More A Fill for Every Season
The second episode of my new series “drum shorts” is dedicated to Jeff Porcaro, and the nice and smooth groove played on the guitar solo outro of “Rosanna” by Toto. In case you missed it, in the first episode I transcribed the legendary drum part of the intro for “Good Times Bad Times” played by … More Drum Shorts: Toto – Rosanna (Outro Groove Transcription)
A way to develop creativity on the drums is to use the left foot hi-hat to create new rhythmic solutions. Drummers like Steve Gadd, Bernard Purdie, David Garibaldi, and Jason McGerr, to name a few, have experimented a lot playing the left foot hi-hat to create new memorable grooves. To achieve this, we start off … More Left Foot Hi-Hat Development – Groove Workout
The second part of the quarter note triplet exercises adds the left foot hi-hat to the combinations seen in the past month, while with the snare drum we play some patterns. With the left hand, we play a simple cross-stick on “4” and then we move the quarter note triplets of one eight note, as … More Quarter Note Triplet Exercises Part 2
Last month I talked about paradiddle application using the book “Stick Control”, in particular the exercises 5 to 8 of page 5. Here’s a summary of all the things discussed in the previous article. The grooves are played with the hi-hat on the downbeat. Here below the variation of the first groove (exercise 5) playing … More Paradiddle Grooves – Stick Control Application Part Two
… More Paradiddle Grooves – Stick Control Application Part Two
Hi folks, I hope everything is going well. Here’s a workout to develop your left hand reading the exercises 1 to 8 of the Ted Reed’s Syncopation, something that will keep you busy during this period. The exercise must be played in cut time: left-hand plays accents and right-hand fill-ins with ghost notes. Feel free … More Left Hand Workout
Hi folks, wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you in 2020 with new stuff, thanks for all the support! https://www.facebook.com/francisdrummingblog https://www.instagram.com/francis_drumming_blog
Developing samba ostinato putting together left-hand samba rhythm, telecoteco in the right-hand and foot samba pattern. Thank you to Adam Osmianski for sharing an interesting series of articles about the Kiko Freitas-style samba. http://thatdrumblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Kiko%20Freitas By the way, I’m now on Facebook… follow my page! 🙂
Here’ a classic: the drum transcription of the famous tune Aja by Steely Dan from the album of the same name (1977) with the legendary Steve Gadd on drums. The note-per-note transcription includes 6 pages plus a drum notation key. For purchasing the drum transcription go here. https://sellfy.com/p/P7Ng/ https://gumroad.com/l/GBkcT The brilliant Steve Gadd’s playing … More Steely Dan – Aja (Drum Sheet Music)
Hi folks, I’m preparing new stuff and drum transcriptions for you, meantime here a short video: a half time groove with an Afro-Cuban 6/8 beat with a hi-hat ostinato (bembé clave in 6/8) and with the classic bass drum pattern in dotted eight notes. It’s fun and interesting to displace the accents on the toms … More Afro-Cuban 6/8 Funk-Rock Groove
Hi folks, in this last lesson of the series “Stick Control Accents” I introduce the three accents combinations as shown in the preview image below. As discussed in the previous lessons remember to play the exercises with different dynamics, this is a workout that needs some technical skills: moeller technique, rebound and an ability to … More Stick Control – Triple Accent Combinations
If you want to work on 16th note accents Stick Control by G. L. Stone, as always, is a good way to develop this skill. As you know pages 5 to 7 of the book have no accents, the first part of this series of lessons refers to the single accent combinations. This is a … More Stick Control Workout – Single Accent Combinations
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