8th and 16th Note Grooves (3)

Ok, this time again we're playing a combination of 8th and 16th notes on the hi hat with our lead hand, '2' and '4' on the snare drum with the following hand making the back-beat. The count is "1-E a, 2-E a, 3-E a, 4-E a" - this is possibly the hardest one to get because there is NO 'ands' played on the hi hat.

Practice the hands first so that you're comfortable with the rhythm on the hi hat and snare drum before adding the bass drums - which, when they're on the 'ands', will be on their own.

Click on the sheets below to work through the grooves at your own pace.

8th and 16th Note Grooves (3)

Ok, this time again we're playing a combination of 8th and 16th notes on the hi hat with our lead hand, '2' and '4' on the snare drum with the following hand making the back-beat. The count is "1-E a, 2-E a, 3-E a, 4-E a" - this is possibly the hardest one to get because there is NO 'ands' played on the hi hat.

Practice the hands first so that you're comfortable with the rhythm on the hi hat and snare drum before adding the bass drums - which, when they're on the 'ands', will be on their own.

Click on the sheets below to work through the grooves at your own pace.

8th and 16th Note Grooves (2)

Following on from part 1 these grooves again have 8th and 16th notes on the hi hat with your lead hand but this time the count will be "1-E-and, 2-E-and, 3-E-and, 4-E-and (think ... Lemonade, Lemonade etc)

Again, click on the sheets below to work through the exercises in your own time.

8th and 16th Note Grooves (2)

Following on from part 1 these grooves again have 8th and 16th notes on the hi hat with your lead hand but this time the count will be "1-E-and, 2-E-and, 3-E-and, 4-E-and (think ... Lemonade, Lemonade etc)

Again, click on the sheets below to work through the exercises in your own time.

8th and 16th Note Grooves (1)

These grooves still have your lead hand on the hi hat, your following hand on the snare drum (playing a 'back-beat on '2' and '4'). However, your lead hand is playing a combination of 8th notes and 16th notes. The count for this will be 1-and-a, 2-and-a, 3-and-a, 4-and-a (think ... ham-burger, ham-burger etc if it helps!). We can now start to put the bass drum underneath this pattern.

REMEMBER : The count for all 4 of the 16th notes on each beat would be '1-E-and-a, 2-E-and-a etc.

Again, click on the sheets below to work through the exercises in your own time.

8th and 16th Note Grooves (1)

These grooves still have your lead hand on the hi hat, your following hand on the snare drum (playing a 'back-beat on '2' and '4'). However, your lead hand is playing a combination of 8th notes and 16th notes. The count for this will be 1-and-a, 2-and-a, 3-and-a, 4-and-a (think ... ham-burger, ham-burger etc if it helps!). We can now start to put the bass drum underneath this pattern.

REMEMBER : The count for all 4 of the 16th notes on each beat would be '1-E-and-a, 2-E-and-a etc.

Again, click on the sheets below to work through the exercises in your own time.

16th Note Grooves

Following on from the first two groove exercises we can now look at 16th note patterns. Click on the pages below for a list of grooves with your lead hand playing sixteen beats per bar. The count for this will be "1-E-and-a, 2-E-and-a, 3-E-and-a, 4-E-and-a" again with the following hand 'back-beat' on '2' and '4'.