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Half Time Tribal Tom Groove
Half Time Tribal Tom Groove
By Alex Ribchester
In this weeks lesson we have got a half time tom groove with a tribal feel to it. It starts
off as a simple solid 16th note pattern that then develops into a more complex rhythm
as we add flams and some 16th note Bonham style triplets to the mix.
The first three exercises are the basic stickings for measures 1 &2:
3 > > > > > > > > > >
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
/ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ
Here we have included flams played between the floor tom and hi tom, as well as the
Bonham triplets from beat 3 in the second measure.
Here is an idea for getting out of the groove with a simple 8th note snare
on the '&' of beat 4.
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