Tuesday 13 January 2009

Winter NAMM Show 2009

The NAMM show begins this Thursday (15/1) and I am curious about the new products. Pearl has anounced the mysterious "Demon Drive" pedals that sound like direct drive pedals. I also wanna see if Roland will release any new budget electronic sets to substitute the discontinued TD-3KW set. Actually the TD-3 was good kit for it's money and it will be great to see an improved version of it, as it was released in 2004. I will check the new new items shown there every day. If you want to groove you need equipment...

Wednesday 10 December 2008

Unbelievable, tight grooves from Omar Hakim. His playing is a proof that simple but accurate grooves can still be amazing!

Thursday 20 November 2008

Funky Video

One of my favorite funky drum videos of youtube. Here it is:

2nd Set of Grooves

CC = Crash Cymbal
HH = Hihat (x = closed hihat hit, X = loose hihat hit, O = open hihat hit)
RC = Ride Cymbal (x = normal hit, b = ride bell)
SD = Snare Drum (o = normal hit, O = accented note, g = ghost note, r = roll)
BD = Bass Drum
HF = Hihat Foot








2nd Set of Grooves

Groove 06a

HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
SD|----o-------o---|
BD|o--o---o--o--o--|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Groove 07a

HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
SD|----o--o----o-oo|
BD|--o-------o-----|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Groove 08a

HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
SD|----o--o----o-oo|
BD|o-o--o---oo--o--|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Groove 09a

HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-O-|
SD|----o-gg-g--o--g|
BD|o--o------o--o--|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |



Groove 10a

HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
SD|--o--o--o---o-oo|
BD|oo--o--o-o-o-o--|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

Groove 06b

HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
SD|----o-------o--g|
BD|o--o---o--oo-oo-|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Groove 07b

HH|x-x-O-x-x-x-O-x-|
SD|----o--o----o-oo|
BD|--o-------oo----|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Groove 08b

HH|O-O-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
SD|----o--o---g--o-|
BD|o-o--o---oo-oo-o|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Groove 09b

CC|x---------------|
HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-O---|
SD|----o-gg-g--o---|
BD|o--o------o--o--|
HF|-------------x--|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

Groove 10b

HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
SD|--o--o--o----o--|
BD|oo--o--o-o-o--o-|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

Tuesday 18 November 2008

Grooves with Double Bass Pt. 2

CC = Crash Cymbal
HH = Hihat (x = closed hihat hit, X = loose hihat hit, O = open hihat hit)
RC = Ride Cymbal (x = normal hit, b = ride bell)
SD = Snare Drum (o = normal hit, O = accented note, g = ghost note, r = roll)
BD = Bass Drum (o = normal hit, d = double hit)
HF = Hihat Foot








2nd Set of Double Bass Grooves


Double Bass Groove 06a

RC|x---x---x---x---|
SD|----o-------o---|
BD|o-do-oooo-do-ooo|
--|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Double Bass Groove 07a

RC|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
SD|----o-------o---|
BD|dddd-o-o-oo-----|
--|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Double Bass Groove 08a

RC|x---x---x---x---|
SD|----o-------o---|
BD|o-oo--oo-oo--ooo|
--|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Double Bass Groove 09a

RC|x---x---x---x---|
SD|--------o-------|
BD|o-oo-ooo-oo-o---|
--|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Double Bass Groove 10a

RC|x---x---x---x---|
SD|--------o-------|
BD|ooooodoo-oo-od--|
--|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |



Double Bass Groove 06b

RC|x---x---x---x---|
SD|----o-------o---|
BD|o-do-odoo-do-odo|
--|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Double Bass Groove 07b

RC|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
SD|----o-------o---|
BD|dddd-o-dodod-o--|
--|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Double Bass Groove 08b

RC|x---x---x---x---|
SD|----o-------o---|
BD|o-oo-oooo-oo-ooo|
--|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Double Bass Groove 09b

RC|x---x---x---x---|
SD|--------o-------|
BD|o-oo-ooo-dodooo-|
--|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Double Bass Groove 10a

RC|x---x---x---x---|
SD|--------o-------|
BD|ooooodoo-oo-oddd|
--|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

Saturday 8 November 2008

Grooves with Double Bass

If you have nice ideas for grooves, send them to gzeath@gmail.com and I will post them, or even post your grooves as comments! Contribute to a groove collection.

CC = Crash Cymbal
HH = Hihat (x = closed hihat hit, X = loose hihat hit, O = open hihat hit)
RC = Ride Cymbal (x = normal hit, b = ride bell)
SD = Snare Drum (o = normal hit, O = accented note, g = ghost note, r = roll)
BD = Bass Drum (o = normal hit, d = double hit)
HF = Hihat Foot








1st Set of Double Bass Grooves


Double Bass Groove 01a

RC|x---x---x---x---|
SD|----o-------o---|
BD|oooo---o-oo-----|
--|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Double Bass Groove 02a

RC|x---x---x---x---|
SD|----o-------o---|
BD|o--o-oo-oooo-oo-|
--|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Double Bass Groove 03a

RC|x---x---x---x---|
SD|-o--o--o----o---|
BD|o-dd-oo-o-do-do-|
--|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Double Bass Groove 04a

RC|x---x---x---x---|
SD|----o-------o---|
BD|o-oo--ooo-oo--oo|
--|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Double Bass Groove 05a

RC|x---x---x---x---|
SD|----o-------o---|
BD|o--o-do--do--do-|
--|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |



Double Bass Groove 01b

RC|x---x---x---x---|
SD|----o-------o---|
BD|oooo---o-ooo-o--|
--|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Double Bass Groove 02b

RC|x---x---x---x---|
SD|----o-------o---|
BD|o--o-od-oooo-od-|
--|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Double Bass Groove 03b

RC|x---x---x---x---|
SD|-o--o--o-o--o---|
BD|o-dd-oo-o-dd-do-|
--|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Double Bass Groove 04b

RC|x---x---x---x---|
SD|----o-------o---|
BD|o-oo--oooooo--oo|
--|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Double Bass Groove 05b

RC|x---x---x---x---|
SD|----o---o--o--o-|
BD|o--o-do--do-do-o|
--|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

General Grooves & Blog Intro

I created this blog to gather some grooves and post them to give other drummers groove ideas. Feel free to send me your grooves at gzeath@gmail.com and I will post them here.

The first grooves will have the form of tabs.

CC = Crash Cymbal
HH = Hihat (x = closed hihat hit, X = loose hihat hit, O = open hihat hit)
RC = Ride Cymbal (x = normal hit, b = ride bell)
SD = Snare Drum (o = normal hit, O = accented note, g = ghost note, r = roll)
BD = Bass Drum
HF = Hihat Foot








1st Set of Grooves

Groove 01a

HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
SD|----o--o----o---|
BD|o---------o---o-|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Groove 02a

HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
SD|----o-------o-oo|
BD|o-o--o--o--o----|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Groove 03a

HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
SD|----o--r----o---|
BD|--o-----o-o--o--|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Groove 04a

HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
SD|----o-gg----o--g|
BD|o--o------o-----|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Groove 05a

HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
SD|----o--r----o---|
BD|o--o----o--o---o|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

Groove 01b

HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
SD|----o--o----o-oo|
BD|o---------o-----|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Groove 02b

HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
SD|----o-------o-oo|
BD|o-o--o-o-oo-----|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Groove 03b

HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
SD|----o--r-----o--|
BD|--o-----o--o--o-|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Groove 04b

HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
SD|----o-gg-g--o--r|
BD|o--o------oo----|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Groove 05b

HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
SD|----o--r----o--g|
BD|o--o----o--o-o--|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |