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GROOVE ESSENTIALS FUNK
Funky Grooves
There are hundreds of grooves from around the world and even more yet to be invented! Here are some of the most common ones every drummer should know.
These grooves often move the snare to a more interesting place than just 2 and 4. Listen to any James Brown recordings for some of the funkiest drumming ever played!
Tommy Igoes
11 12
> > 4 y y y ey 4
o + 4 y y y . ye y y y y y 4 y
y e y y . ye y y y y ye y y
> > > > y y y y y y y ey y
o 4 y y y y. y y y y y 4 . y
> > y y y. y y !
+ y y y y. y y y y y y .
13
y
ride cymbal
DRUMSET KEY:
Y y
ride bell
cymbalso
drums
cowbells
hi-hat hi-hat open hi-hat w/foot
bass drum
e
snare tom1 ghost note
tom2
Bass snare snare snare rimshot cross ghost stick note
floor cha-cha cowbell tom cowbell
Little known
VIC
FACTS
Did you know that before Vic Firth became the timpanist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra, he played drumset and even was a leader of a popular big band? You can read MORE about Vic Firth online: http://www.vicfirth.com/artists/vicfirth.html
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