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Drums: Hi-Hats, Rim Clicks & Toms on 8th Note
Drums: Open Up Hi-Hat
Drums: Hi-Hat Between Bass & Snare
Drums: Open Hi-Hat on All Ends
Drums: Open Hi-Hat & Snare
Drums: Rim Clicks
Drums: Rim Clicks Straight Four on Snare
Drums: Toms
Drums: 2 Toms
Drums: Floor Tom
Drums: Toms With Quarter Notes on Hi-Hat
Drums: Floor Tom & Hi-Hat
Drums: Floor Tom on 8th Note
Drums: 2 Measure Idea on Hi-Hat, Rim Click & Toms
Drums: 2 Measure Idea on Rim Clicks
Drums: 2 Measure Idea on Toms
Summary: The hi-hat can be opened up different amounts when playing the drums. Play the hi-hat on the drums with tips from an experienced musician in this free music video lesson 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
"First example we'll look at, we are going to look at a few examples of opening up the hi hat on certain notes. And as I play these, each time I'll open the hi hat a little bit of a different amounts. As you can see there's a huge range there from the hi hat. This is going to be the pattern we are going to play. So there's opening the hi hat as a beginner drummer what you'll have trouble here is keeping the hands straight and keeping the other parts going. While getting the hi hat open so just take it slow and you'll be able to do it no problem."
eHow Article: Drums: Open Up Hi-Hat
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