- This next beat is from a famous Herbie Hancock song
called Chameleon, and the drummer, Harvey Mason,
lays down a really funky, really syncopated beat
that goes like this.
(plays hi-hat intro)
One, two, one, two, three, four
(plays funky, syndicated beat from "Chameleon")
Now the first thing you'll notice is that
there's a snare hit on the uh of beat one,
and not a snare hit on beat two.
So let's just get comfortable
adding in that snare hit, like this.
(plays hi-hat)
One, two, one, two, three, four
(plays syncopated beat)
Now let's build on this rhythm,
and add in an extra bass drum hit, like this.
(plays hi-hat)
One, two, one, two, three, four
(plays syncopated beat with extra bass drum)
So now, we're gonna take the beat that we just played,
but we're gonna add a little drag to the end of beat four.
So on the uh of beat four, just bounce your stick
a little bit so it kinda blends right into beat one.
And this is what I'm talking about.
(plays hi-hat)
One, two, one, two, three, four
(plays syncopated beat)
And the last thing we're gonna do
is accent all the downbeats, so every time you play
one, two, three, four, accent that
on the hi-hat so it really sticks out.
And on the upbeats, the and, and, and of every count,
just play with the tip of the stick.
So you're gonna get this kind of thing happening.
(plays hi-hat with accented downbeats)
Let's give it a try.
(plays hi-hat)
One, two, one, two, three, four
(plays funky, syncopated beat from "Chameleon")