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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!

o + 44 y y yy . y e y y y yy œ œ œ ≈œ

11 > > 44 y y y ey œ œ œ ≈

12

> > > > y œ y yy y œ y y y ey œ œ œ ≈ ≈ œ œ o 4 y y y yy . y œ y y yœ y 4 œ. œ œ

13

y e y yy . y e y y yy y y e œ œ ≈ œ

> > y œ y yy . y œ ! ≈ œ + y y y yy . y œ y œ y yœ yœ œ œœ œ.

DRUMSET KEY:

y ride cymbal

cymbalso

Y y ride bell

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y

y

hi-hat hi-hat open hi-hat w/foot

œ bass drum

e

œ

y

f

Bass snare snare snare rimshot cross ghost stick note

cowbells

e œ

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snare tom1 ghost note

tom2

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t

t

floor cha-cha cowbell tom cowbell

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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