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Summary: Funk drummers use the high hat to emphasize or highlight a groove. Play a funk groove on the high-hat cymbal with the tips in this free video lesson on playing the drums from an experienced jazz drummer.
"Alright now we're going to be displacing the snare on the end of two, so same rules apply: eighth notes grooving on the hat, high-hat, one and the end of three on the kick, and the end of two and four on snare. So it's going to be like this. Alright with that grooving, the high-hat grooving and bass drum. So here we go. Alright."