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

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"You Can Make It If You Try" by Sly & the Family Stone

"You Can Make It If You Try" by Sly & the Family Stone

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

"You Can Make It If You Try" by Sly & the Family Stone

- The next beat we're gonna learn is from a Sly and the Family Stones song, and it's called You Can Make It If You Try, and it goes like this. One, two, one, two, three, four. (drum beat) So, let's break that down. The first thing you're gonna notice is we're playing the snare on beat one, up until now we've pretty much been keeping the snare drum on beats two and four, but you can do some really funky things by moving that a bit around a bit, so let's simplify the beat and get used to playing the snare drum on beats one, two, and four like this. One, two, one, two, three, four. (drum beat) Now, let's make the beat a little bit more funky by adding some bass drum on the es and ahs of a few beats like this. One, two, one, two, three, four. (drum beat) And finally, we'll make the beat sound just like the song by adding in an extra bass drum hit like this. One, two, one, two, three, four. (drum beat)

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