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Summary: Play the beat of a song with bongo drum beats; learn how with tips from our expert bongo drummer in this free bongo video tutorial on percussion instruments.
Bob Saldana has been enjoying music since first hearing the Ventures "Walk Don't Run." He started on drums, then guitar and bass. He has produced and performed with Texas and...read more
"Okay, so let?s get started with the beats. Genuinely when you?re playing the bongos, like I said, you try to find the beats. So let's go ahead and imagine that we have a beat where it's - one, two, one, two. So, to play along easily try to play off the beat and it goes something like this.... Now you can add a coupler to that... or you can add a triplet. So generally what you want to do is let your imagination run wild, let your feelings run wild and I'm sure your friends will enjoy having you play along with them. Its really a thrill when you can have a percussionist in your band to play along with you. In fact you might become very popular which is something to look forward to."
eHow Article: How to Play Bongo Drum Beats
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