From the course: Drum Set Lessons: On the Beaten Path
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"Who Do You Love?" by George Thorogood & the Destroyers
From the course: Drum Set Lessons: On the Beaten Path
"Who Do You Love?" by George Thorogood & the Destroyers
- This next tune, "Who Do You Love", uses accented notes. And accented notes just simply means you play that accented note louder than the other notes around it. So, to demonstrate, I'm gonna play some eighth notes, and I'm gonna accent the first one. So, I'll play an accented eighth note, followed by three quiet, normal notes, and then an accented eighth note followed by three normal notes, again. (playing eighth notes) Now, blues beats don't always have to be played on your high-hat and snare and kick, or ride, snare and kick. Sometimes you can just play them on a tom-tom. So, this is how Jeff Simon plays it with George Thorogood and the Destroyers on the song, "Who Do You Love". This song's also a great demonstration of how accents can be applied inside of the beat. So let's play it. - [Voiceover] One. Two. One, two, three, four. (drumming "Who Do You Love") - So, the first thing we're gonna do to play this beat is just get that high-hat foot going on all four downbeats. So let's…
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Introduction to level 236s
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The 12/8 time signature3m 39s
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"You Shook Me" by Led Zeppelin3m
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"Paying the Cost to Be the Boss" by B.B. King1m 9s
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"Revolution" by The Beatles1m 17s
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"Who Do You Love?" by George Thorogood & the Destroyers4m 35s
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"Boom Boom" by John Lee Hooker1m 59s
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"I Want to be Loved #2" by Muddy Waters2m 13s
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"Manish Boy" by Muddy Waters2m 30s
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"Green Onions" by Booker T. and the MGs1m 41s
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"At Last" by Etta James, example 12m 1s
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"At Last" by Etta James, example 22m 10s
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"Texas Flood" by Stevie Ray Vaughan3m 24s
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"Pride and Joy" by Stevie Ray Vaughan3m 1s
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"Move It on Over" by George Thorogood & the Destroyers3m 14s
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