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And, building up your core and leg strength away from the drumset (by weight and interval training, running, dancing, swimming, etc) can help immensely. If you struggle with these exercises at first, realize it takes time to build the muscles in your legs and core the same way training at the gym does. “Ramble On” by John Bonham of Led Zeppelin “Sweet Emotion” instrumental chorus by Joey Kramer of Aerosmith Incredibly useful for grooves like the chorus of Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion” and Led Zeppelin’s “Ramble On” (see both below), where a kick falls in between a stroke on the hi-hat or ride cymbal. This exercise involves alternating singles between the kick and hands. Just hit the spacebar to play!ĭoubles Interactive transcription on Groove Scribe: Groove Scribe transcription: Groove Scribe transcription: Groove Scribe transcription: Groove Scribe transcription: Repetition builds muscle memory (and thus speed and control), so instead of constantly going full-blast on these drills, and maybe playing sloppy, spend most of your time at the fastest tempo where you can play the exercise perfectly.īelow each drill is a link to a playable, changeable and shareable transcription of that exercise using the free, browser-based transcription tool, Groove Scribe. Tip: For each exercise, figure out your maximum tempo, then play them around 70% of your max speed. As a result, I’ve increased my kick drum doubles speed from 80 bpm to 140 bpm, and my 16th note grooves and linear fills are cleaner and more precise than they’ve ever been. I run through most of these drills every time I sit at the drumset, for 1-2 minutes each. So, when you play the below exercises, it’s crucial to start slow to internalize the patterns and make sure all your strokes are falling exactly where they should before you speed them up. Fast 16th notes are notoriously prone to swing and slide toward their adjoining notes creating a galloping feel. Why do linear beats and fills involving the kick drum sound so cool? Because each hit is precisely in its own time slot.
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Equally as important as speed on these beats is precision, meaning the bass drum strokes are not only equal in volume, they are equally spaced in time.
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Now, in Part II, we provide exercises and drills to build stamina and control on the bass drum (eventually leading to speed), giving you access to an entirely new palette of grooves and fills.įast 16th note kick doubles are everywhere in rock and pop music.
#Drum groove scribe series
In Part I of our bass drum series we explored pedal techniques. If you’re like me, you listen enviously to the precision of Anika Nilles, the fast alt-rock beats of Dave Grohl and Tr é Cool, the thundering power of Stella Mozgawa and Janet Weiss, and of course the mind-blowing bass drum of John Bonham, and dream of having a faster kick drum foot.