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Summary: To play eighth note patterns on a drum set, strike the base drum at one-and-three. Practice eighth note rock beats on a drum set with tips from a professional drummer in this free video about how to play drums.
Peter Van Dyck is a professional drummer and drum teacher. He received his training from Berklee College of Music, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in music.read more
"OK, so let's take a look at playing the eighth note rock beat pattern, with the bass drum on one, on three, as well as the end of three. Here's how it looks and sounds. OK, let's slow this down, break apart, and really get to know what's going on here. Course, there's eighth notes on the hi hat. One, and two, and three, and four, and. Back beat on the snare, beat three. One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four, one, two, three, four. OK. Bass drum on one and three. So the first bass drum. The beginning of the measure. Second bass drum with the snare drum. And then we're also adding a bass drum hit on the end of three which is directly after the snare hit. I'll play it one more time for you."
eHow Article: Eighth Note Rock Drum Patterns: 1 & 3 on Base Drum