From the course: Drum Set Lessons: On the Beaten Path

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"Boom Boom" by John Lee Hooker

"Boom Boom" by John Lee Hooker

- Sometimes, blues beat follow the vocal line or the guitar line a lot closer than just playing a normal beat, so this is a good example of that, this the great Al Duncan playing a song called Boom Boom by John Lee Hooker, and it goes like this. One, two, one, two, three, four. (drum beat) So, now let's break down this beat. All that's really happening is the one is silent, and you're playing on beats two, three, four, and one, okay? With the kick and the high hat, let's play that first, and it goes like this. One, two, one, two, three, four. (drum beat) Now, we're gonna take that same beat that we just played, but we're gonna add in the snare drum on beats three and four of the first measure, and on beat one of the second measure, so it sounds like this. One, two, one, two, three, four. (drum beat) Now, we're gonna play just one little pickup note to kinda launch the beat in, and it's the third note of a set of triplets, so triplet it's the let, okay, of beat one, so let's see how…

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