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EDS Lesson Five  Developing hi-hat lines

Building a rock groove with sixteenth notes on the hi-hat

The same three steps apply now to building the rock groove with sixteenth notes as the hi-hat pattern. Go through these exercises as before. We start with the hi-hat and the bass drum.

Exercise 5

Exercise 5
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Here we play the hi-hat and the snare drum.

Exercise 6

Exercise 6
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We now have to put all three voices together.

Exercise 7

Exercise 7
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Next: Developing control of subdivisions on the hi-hat