- The next beat we're gonna learn is from a tune called
"Brick House" by The Commodores,
and if you've ever been to a wedding
or anything like that, you've probably heard this tune.
So it's pretty standard for a drummer
to have to know this song, and this is how it goes.
One, two,
one, two, three, four.
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So, let's break down the beat into its simplest forms.
We're gonna just play eighth notes on the hi-hat,
and two and four on the snare,
and just beats one and three on the kick drum,
and also the and-a beats two and four on the kick drum.
Just like this.
One, two,
one, two, three, four.
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Now, let's open up the hi-hat on the and-a beat four,
and stomp your foot back down on beat one, like this.
One, two,
one, two, three, four.
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So now let's take that same beat,
add in a few more bass drum hits like this.
One, two,
one, two, three, four.
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Now, let's play that same beat but this time
we're gonna drop the one, we're just gonna play it
without the bass drum on beat one, like this.
One, two,
one, two, three, four.
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Now, let's take the last two beats that we played
and put them together, so the first time,
we are gonna play beat one on the bass drum,
and the second measure, we're not gonna play beat one
on the bass drum, like this.
One, two,
one, two, three, four.
(percussion music)