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Summary: Hitting a bass rhythm on the offbeat gives a hip hop drum beat an extra punch. Play a bass rhythm for hip hop beats on the drums with the tips in this free video on hip hop drumming from a professional drummer.
Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all 12 keys. When applying his 12-key technique to understanding the logic behind...read more
"So now we're going to take a look at our bass rhythm. And if you take a look at our bass written down, we have 1 and, and then on the and of 3. So we have 1 and 2, 3 and 4. So it's 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 1 and 2, 3 and 4. So by hitting on the and 3, it gives it this back beat sound. This is what it would sound like if I played on 3. Alright, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1 and 2 and 3 and 4. And 1 and 2 and 3 and 4. So it sounds a little bit more square, but if you give it that oomph, you've got... So by hitting it on the offbeat, it gives it that push that really gives it that oomph."
eHow Article: Hip Hop Beats for Drums: Bass Rhythm
Comments
soiledwig said
on 9/23/2009 He didn't play that measure the same way once.
paradiddlebeats said
on 4/16/2009 please tell me these are joke videos!