Drum Videos
Chime Groove
What stands out most in this groove is the chime, played with a sweeping stroke from high to low on beat one of every measure. The same mallet then continues with steady sixteenth notes on the hi-hat, creating a funky hip-hop-style beat until the next one, where the chime returns.
Sneaky Open Hi-Hat
This funky groove is defined by the accents on the open hi-hat. They are played on the offbeat eighth notes and sixteenth-note placements, leading into an accent on beat one. The groove is rounded off with a variety of fill variations at the end.
Melodic Flow
In this melodic drum groove, the chimes provide an atmospheric and harmonic foundation for a powerful funk-hip-hop flow. This gives the groove a soft, floating, and almost transcendent quality.
Cymbal Choke Groove
What stands out most in this powerful groove is the choked crash cymbal on beat one, creating a unique sense of movement—the silence that follows speaks almost as loudly as the crash itself. The groove closes with offbeat hi-hat triplets and snare drum triplets, leading into an abrupt ending.
Riding with Ghost Notes
In this groove, the ride cymbal lays the foundation for playful ghost notes on the snare drum. The outro is driven by offbeat sixteenth notes on the open hi-hat, giving the groove a distinctive and energetic finish.
Wonky Vibe
This hip-hop beat gets its laid-back feel from the eighth-note shuffle and stands out through its sixteenth-note triplets and the pushed shuffle feel of the sixteenth notes. This deliberate blend of subtle delays and accelerations in the microtiming evokes the signature groove of Jay Dilla-inspired drum beats.
Early Bird Snare
Groove Story
In this flow, the toms are used to support the unconventional groove with a storytelling quality. They create a musical sense of movement that makes the groove unfold like a short story.
Heavy on the Toms
In this powerful groove, the toms take center stage. Their bold accents build tension, almost singing through the beat while driving it forward with powerful momentum.
Lefty Hi-Hat Funk Groove
A useful trick to keep the hand movement as short as possible is to position the left hand to the right of the right hand on the hi-hat. This prevents the hands from getting in each other’s way when the left hand moves between the snare drum and the hi-hat.
Power Funk Groove
In this powerful groove, a lot is happening. Even though the hi-hat mostly plays straight eighth notes, the snare and bass drum create a lot of movement with their offbeat sixteenth-note patterns. This gives the groove a lively feel and keeps it from sounding repetitive. In addition, this rhythm features a sixteenth-note shuffle, meaning that every second sixteenth note is played with a slight delay.
Snare Buzz Funk Groove
This funky groove features a short drag or buzz on the snare drum at the end of the bar as well as in the fill. The buzz is created by applying light pressure to the stick so that it does not rebound as usual, but instead produces many rapid, consecutive strokes—similar to a closed roll. The outro fill consists of linear sixteenth notes distributed across the snare, toms, and bass drum.
Double Snare Hit Groove
This short but punchy funk groove stands out in particular due to the two precisely placed snare drum hits at the end of the bar. These fall on beats “4” and “4+”, emphasizing the transition into the next bar.
Cross Stick / Ride Bell Groove
This cross-stick groove has a soulful feel and would fit perfectly into genres such as R&B or hip-hop. Although it is a rather laid-back beat, the strongly accented yet dynamically played bass drum adds movement and energy to the groove. Even though the ride cymbal is played throughout, the rhythm on the bell takes center stage in the second part.
Funky Beat
This funk beat requires good control over the 16th note position. The dynamics also play a major role in this groove, as the hits on the snare drum are played softer, contrasting the accents on position two and four. Also, this beat has a 16th note shuffle, which means that every other 16th note is played with a slight delay.
Clap Stack Groove
The basic beat for this groove is simple, but what makes it stand out are three factors. First, it is played with an eighth-note shuffle, meaning that every other eighth-note position is played with a slight delay. Second, the hits on positions two and four of the snare drum are emphasized with the clap stack. This slightly offset flam between the instruments creates a particularly wide and full backbeat. The third special feature are the thirty-second notes, which begin on the last eighth of each bar.
Tom Groove
Es ist gerade zu Beginn nicht einfach, Toms in Schlagzeug Grooves zu inkludieren und den Spielfluss dabei nicht zu unterbrechen. Was dabei hilft ist es, die Snaredrum auf den Positionen „2“ und „4“ zu spielen. Durch diesen Backbeat wird es Dir und auch den Zuhörern leichter fallen, deinem Groove zu folgen. Weiters kannst du versuchen, beim Spielen eine Melodie in deinem Kopf zu verfolgen und diese mithilfe der Toms umzusetzen.
Hip Hop Groove
At first I was very skeptical about e-drums, but now I know that they can be a useful tool. Even if the feel is different, almost all exercises of an acoustic drumset can be implemented. In addition, it has certain advantages, such as the low volume when headphones are used, or that the sounds can be varied with the push of a button and that a metronome is always built in. The latter is the most important tool to make you more precise. Never forget that a metronome is your ally and should not be an adversary. See it as the most accurate fellow musician you could wish for and you will benefit greatly from it.