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Drum Patterns: 12/8 Shuffle
Drum Patterns: Third Triplet Partial Shuffle
Drum Patterns: First & Second Quarter Notes
Drum Patterns: First & Fourth Quarter Notes
Drum Patterns: Third Triplet Partial Second Beat
Drum Patterns: Consecutive Notes
Drum Patterns: Consecutive Notes With Hi-Hat
Drum Patterns With 2 Back Beats on 2 & 4
Drum Patterns With More Fill-In Notes
Drum Patterns: Middle Triple Partial Shuffle
Drum Patterns: First & Third Triple Partials
Drum Patterns: Straight Triplet
Drum Patterns: Middle Triplet Partial
Drum Patterns: Middle Triplet Partial & Consecutive Notes
Drum Patterns: Between Bass & Center
Summary: When playing first and fourth quarter notes on a bass drum, avoid slamming down on the drum head. Practice first and fourth quarter notes with tips from an experienced musician in this free video on playing drums.
David Pakman is a longtime drummer trained in rock, funk, jazz, blues and music theory, and is also a casual piano/keyboard player. He has played with two alternative/modern rock bands...read more
"So sticking with this concept of playing the bass drum on the third triplet partial we are going to try that again but this time we'll only play on the first and fourth quarter notes. And it will sound like this. And here it is in the shuffle pattern. So make sure to keep your bass drum not burdened, you don't really want to be slamming it down, you don't want to be really pushing it into the head. You really just want to have a good sound where it rebounds off the head and it's just a very light sound."
eHow Article: Drum Patterns: First & Fourth Quarter Notes
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