From the course: Drum Set Lessons: On the Beaten Path
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Straight eighth notes
From the course: Drum Set Lessons: On the Beaten Path
Straight eighth notes
- Art Blakey plays an interesting fill in this song called, In Walked Bud, because it's straight eighth notes on the snare, and you can either alternate your sticks to play that, or you can just do it with your left hand. It's gonna be a little bit harder to do that with just your left hand until you work up some speed. So just practice it and you'll get there. Here we go. One, two, one, two, three, four. So now let's incorporate that in the context of a beat like this. One, two, one, two, three, four. On the song, Everybody Love Somebody, Irv Cottler plays a little short skip on the snare, it's a real quick fill that, if you're not paying attention, you might even miss it. But it sounds like this. One. Two. One, two, three, four. So now, let's play that fill in context of the beat. One. Two. One, two, three, four.
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