How to be a Funk Drummer : How to Play a Shuffle Funk Beat: Part 1

[samuelmichaud]

Most people blame the drums. To stupid to realise the sound recording might be the problem.

[123JimmyTheCookie]

I only clicked this video because I knew it would suck... xD

[mrjehupitchfork]

very informative, but PLEASE use a different camcorder.

[Mexico2351]

why how to in the video? if you put how to in the title then at least teach something.

[plpicher]

He's obviously a Levon Helm fan

[alm6014]

i love reading comments on youtube they are better than watching a comedian marathon on comedy central haha...Keep the Humor and tell it how it is!

[crasshelmet]

Dude, these Haters are pricks. Thank you for taking the time to try and teach. If it wasn't for people like you, the internet would be a void. thanks again, and fuck off to all you guys who can only sit on your moms computers and bitch.

[Samalamaification]

dude if your gunna teach it be more in depth

[cod4lifecuzz]

thats the beat from rossana by toto :) its so hard

[maho30159]

What about makin´some videos about how to tune the heads und adjusting your soundborad!???

[MrDizzybaybee]

haters...



[AsianScrotom]

His stick is around the wrong way

[faceomlette]

i love his sorry excuse for tradition grip

[portnoyere]

Close your eyes and u'll feel like you are in JUngle

[JuliusOlivierMaxim]

for cryin' out loud MIC YOUR DRUMSETS. WTF

[sk8rdudeism]

was this recorded with a spoon?

[MrLamps1986]

This is not funk! It just doesn't have the feeling..

[theinck]

wtf is wrong with the sound.

[Lany20]

hope this is his last posted video. Please!

[Peternocito]

I think you've got great feel and it's a great example of the Purdie Shuffle. @dxtriple123456789 - You're right, you can't teach feel but you can learn other techniques to generate feel. Listen to "Fool in the Rain" and try to argue that Bonham didn't grab that lick from Purdie. Only then, there wasn't youtube. Listen for feel, learn the techniques and try to implement them in your playing, like the drummer in this video did, regardless of the miking. Great feel. Thanks for the video.

[Jungleritter]

Aaarghh, the drums are DISTORTED!! Next time use an external mic, please!

[thatdamnedrhymer]

The audio is clipping like nobody's business on this video. Ouch.

[drumzilla0]

I think your stick is backward.....*sigh*

[ManlyCraig]

@drumzilla0 A lot of people do that in certain playing situations actually, it gives the snare drum a fatter sound.

[morpheusdrummer1]

your drumming is ok but i have never ever heard a hihat that sounds so bad!!

[ireternalexistence]

@morpheusdrummer1 They are very shitty cymbals.

[butlerbulldogs05]

Dammit, i clicked on this shit thinking it would be helpful but then i realized it was expert village..

[gd44]

expert village idiot

[zD3VASTAT10N]

tune your shit. your bass drum sounds like a fart

[MrTjlicious]

Pathedic

Those who can DO

Those who cant make youtube videos showing how to fail and calling it a drum lesson

[Mr61849]

are you some kinda 50's swinger in that room with a fuken fire and whatnot? LOL

[ashmore11]

That sounded like an off beat mess...

[jeep795]

You can have all the heart you want, but if you don't practice and learn new things you will never grow as a musician. Some people get it from the streets, other people can dream it up and the rest of us look it up on youtube. Who cares??

[milad19]

expert village, go to hell and do not forget to take your hi-hat with you.

[killswitch3ngag3]

sounds nicer when you play it faster... dum dum duh dish duh dum dum

[shadersdrummer]

where this clown come from

[theunknowndrunk1]

ALERT! ALERT! Fucking relax!!! Of course funk comes from the heart as any great genre of music does. This kid is merely trying to teach some of the fundamentals of how to hear and play the groove and what's wrong with that????? I applaud his technique and feel too.

[theunknowndrunk1]

ALERT! ALERT! Fucking relax!!! Of course funk comes from the heart as any great genre of music does. This kid is merely trying to teach some of the fundamentals of how to hear and play the groove and what's wrong with that?????

[FoxDragon45]

i like how he's teaching by also being taught by the book -notice the tom-

[s2ry0fdyr]

terrible audio

[chenzie48]

Not bad..

[jaskajr]

He should have broke it down more

[Snylor]

i love it hows playing the purdie shuffle, which was a jazz shuffle, FAIL

[M1ggins]

sort out the input levels, it's very clicky

[pantechuser0815]

how ridiculous people vote just because its expertvillage.. this vid. is advanced, easy to understand and just some good advice. thanks!

[yaxxbass]

if i remember right its actually the main beat of toto - rosanna right?

[Jjjcope]

Thank you

[GBmagic100]

EXPERTVILLAGE WIN :D:D:D

[lifeDotGov]

sound quality is so PRO!!

not

[mastersgta1]

This guy is not bad! Use your ears! Don't make assumption just becase he is from expert village. 

[TheKoreanX]

For a better version of this tutorial, visit the Jeff Porcaro tutorial on how to play "Rosanna". This is the same exact beat from the song by Toto. The difference is that Porcaro actually composed the drums to the song, and explains it much better (and on a better tuned drum kit too).

[sythmaster0]

where do expert village get there kits? they all suck ass!

[baitkenh]

@sythmaster0 That's not a bad kit he's playing, maybe you don't like the recording.

Wow. Did I miss something? Is it cool to hate on "The Expert Village" or something?

[dxtriple123456789]

ALERT!!!!! ALERT!!!!! ALERT!!!!! NO ONE CAN TEACH YOU HOW TO BE funk drummer,,ITS ALL IN THE HEART FOR EXAMPLE THE GREAT BERNARD PURDIE HE DOSENT LOOK UP ON YOUTUBE HOW TO HAVE SOUL, NO IT CAME FROM HIS HEART,LOOK WHAT IM TRYING TO SAY IS THAT TRUE DRUMMERS HAVE TRUE HEART

[Aeonner015]

@dxtriple123456789 like chad smith too :D

[dxtriple123456789]

@Aeonner015 he is another great example

[Aeonner015]

@dxtriple123456789

yea im a fan of chad :D

[Holdington]

@dxtriple123456789 You don't know much about how things work in life do you?

[dxtriple123456789]

@Holdington actuarially i do, i understand where your coming from and ,,,,,by the way,,,,you cant have a heartbeat without a heart,,,GOD be with you

[Holdington]

@dxtriple123456789 That's true. Oh, and please don't mention God, it's very offensive to me. Thank you.

[dxtriple123456789]

@Holdington sorry

[beefcake8888]

@dxtriple123456789

caps lock isn't cruise control for cool.

[dxtriple123456789]

@beefcake8888 what the heck your talking about?

[beefcake8888]

@dxtriple123456789

Did you mean "What the heck are you talking about?"

I mean typing in all caps doesn't make your comment good. it makes you look like a jackass.

[dxtriple123456789]

@beefcake8888 So your saying typing in all caps is lame.your lame for typing that and if its so dumb y is it the most high rated comment on this video? man just go find a life and stop talking about being cool because its just youtube lol

[beefcake8888]

@dxtriple123456789

So(,) (you're) saying (that) typing in all caps is lame(?) (you're) lame for typing that(.) If (it's) so dumb (,) why is it the most high rated comment on this video. Man(,) just go find a life and stop talking about being cool(,) because (it's) just youtube(,) lol(.)

that's a lot of spelling errors.

Anything starting with "ALERT!!!!! ALERT!!!!! ALERT!!!!!" shouldn't be top rated. Why is it? I have no idea. People watching this must know nothing about drums.

[dxtriple123456789]

@beefcake8888 wow! you went through all of that you truly have no life $#%$#%#$%$#%%$^Y%^&%$%@##!@#~!­@~!@!@#4 count how much spelling errors i goottss  rofl

[beefcake8888]

@dxtriple123456789 use comma's bro, makes it easier to read.

[Cheesenipp6]

@beefcake8888 See what you did there? You put an apostrophe in "commas." That's not quite right.

You think a comma can have possession. I don't think you're one to critique another person's grammar...

[beefcake8888]

@Cheesenipp6

Hmm... You have spoken true.

I usually wouldn't make such carless mistakes... but.... you shouldn't have put "commas" in a quote (as i just did, it's still improper). You're supposed to underline or italicize (spelling?), but I'm to lazy.

GRAMMER NAZI'S

[grafleinsdorf]

@beefcake8888

His usage of quotes is correct, since the word is referred to, not the punctuation mark.

[WillyBangsTheDrum]

@dxtriple123456789 thats ultra corny and yes you can be taught funk drumming

[dxtriple123456789]

@WillyBangsTheDrum well my friend your not a true drummer so you dont have a true heart

[WillyBangsTheDrum]

@dxtriple123456789 what does this have to do with me? i just said you can have lessons and learn to play funk

[mads32]

Please muffle your bassdrum, or else it's totally impossible to hear it clearly !!!

[Anonymous122131]

This guy is playing Toto. Rosanna. As in, straight from the drum music, this is Rosanna.

[Honzishek]

nice jungle kit but quality !!!

[trecoolmania]

its called the purdie shuffle idiot.

[RFRCR]

I hate you for trying to play my instrument.

[koolaidmanblue]

@RFRCR i agree dude this is embarrassing

[TheAmichay]

great sound quality..... not!!!

[Adrumer1]

why are u playing in the living room?

[whoah1988]

lol. Fail @ recording

[RazrHack]

For once, an expertvillage player who doesn't suck.

The cymbals sound like shit though, just saying.

[hopter2000]

Why some of the negative/mean comments? Its one thing to be constructive with criticism, and its another thing to be mean and egotistical. I feel sorry for few of you! At least this guy is doing something productive and trying to help/teach others.

[davss5]

@hopter2000 Thank you for your comment...I have not watched loads of expertvillage videos, but I do appreciate their lessons...I'm thinking of an easy, effective way to gently humble those who are, as you expressed, "mean and egotistical": Show them videos of when THEY could hardly keep a rhythm/beat"...hopefully, this will remind them that we all GROW in our skills and that each person may be at a different place on the learning curve...thanks again...

[49128]

I BELEIVE THIS MAN HAS BEEN SMOKING LEFT HAND CIGARETTES.

HE MAY EVEN HAVE GAS --YOU NEVER KNOW, AS WE CANT SMELL.

I ALSO DECTECT HE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE ROTEN TOOTH AT LEAST.

BUT WHO AM I 2 JUDGE THIS MAN. HE COULD EVEN BE AN ALTAR BOY.

IM STILL PLAYING MY TIN CANS LIKE ... ..FAME HAS PASSED ME BY ..SIGH.

[alabastromusicgroup]

jajajajajaja what a funny comments!!!!

[cartonn30gel]

rosannaaaaa!!

[mariorossipuzza]

you are choking that supra!

[49128]

this man is a spoiled brat --dady probably bought his drums --sort pf honky dory like. he doesnt even hold the sticks correctly. nevertheless, hes got good drums. i stilhave the tin cans ..sort of poverty and all that .. welcome to the real world sire.

[Goldendroid]

@49128 He is holding it correctly. On his right hand, he is using French grip i think it's called? And on his left he is doing what alot of jazz drummers do to help play faster because it bounces easier.

[EatinCactus]

Yes it does sound cool when you play it faster!!! Cool...it makes me dance crazy!!!

[TheDrummerSteven]

vaters drum sticks all the way

[skateforzero357]

Only fags play traditional. Unless you play metal and traditional, then it's just badass.

[samm1809]

@skateforzero357 you will die a homeless virgin.

[SunglassesMatt]

@skateforzero357

Brah, think about that statement for a moment. How does a preference of playing style make one a "fag"? Just because it's different from what you might do doesn't make the guy that plays traditional grip a "fag"! By the way playa, using traditional grip in metal (while impressive) would be very impractical considering the speeds at which a metal drummer typically plays. Try being less ignorant man!

[ButlerSONG]

where are the experts?

[bingbingontherocks]

u sucks

[Pearlfan71]

Shitz Weak!!!

[killingmanbearpig]

expertvillage can suck my phat dick...no groove, no style, not interesting, and NOT HELPFUL...

[skezness]

you should mic your drums carefully, it's clipping all the time... nice stuff nontheless

[andross61]

Did they seriously just spell hi hat "hyatt"? Are you fuckers serious?

[Timaster]

@andross61 it's voice detection, a computer did it :)

[Amund7]

@andross61 He knows how to spell Wyatt, so it probably made sense to him :)

[MrWalrus121]

hahaha where does expert village find these people?

[HippieDrummer06]

wtf is expert village cus it sucks

[Fakuiondo]

@HippieDrummer06 you're right. better be called GAYvillage (?

[MecDrezy]

does he notice that his stick is backword (left hand)

[Patrickphx11]

think of the triplet not the back beat

[Patrickphx11]

Listen Kid...Pride and Joy by Stevie Ray Vaughan is a shuffle..don't fool yourself..and this is not in 4/4..count the whole pharse out..not just half of it..i am so tired of this beat..

[borisnot]

It IS in 4/4. The pattern takes two bars.

And since this pattern is swung, it can be considered a shuffle.

Don't you like it? Well, but it still be a shuffle.

;)

[Patrickphx11]

no..I don't like it..I am just tired of everybody thinking they are cool because they can play this stupid beat..I have been around this beat for 20 years!!! Please listen to Pride and Joy..that's all

[borisnot]

Well, this is a very basic beat that has to be learnt before you go further...

If you are tired of it, I assume that you have played it for a long time and you are further, but it is a necessary kind of beat.

[Patrickphx11]

then if it takes 2 bars..IT'S NOT IN 4/4 MAN shit whadda high outta yer fuc*king mind??? you can't count ethier..

[borisnot]

Is it really necessary to you to insult me? Take it easy, man, and maybe you will write more respectfully.

I is in 4/4 and takes two bars, since it lasts from 0:16 to 0:21. Eight times, four times per bar, two bars. It's not so complicated...

[joun1nkakash1]

That is in 4/4.

[Patrickphx11]

that is not a shuffle...hear we go again

[chavosucks]

yes it is man.

[isotripping007]

Please do watch some of my videos , and please comment on my playing to improve my playing,..thanks,please do comment please,.....THANKS!

[Patrickphx11]

That's what I'm doing!!!

[isotripping007]

Good job dude!,...5 stars,...pLEASE also do watch my drum vid,.. its entitled funk random drumming,.please do leave any comments please,..thanks,to improve my playing,thanks guys,....

[49isAmAzInG]

isnt that the purdy shuffle?

[Supergamingstuff]

i like cheerios

[chasin01]

it's ab bit like 'Rosana' from Toto (:

[keesvdijkhuizen]

Nice beat, I'll try it out but won't come anywhere near, haha.

Oh, and fuck those idiots complaining about the sound, every set sounds different and I don't care if you like drumming on piles of shit, if that's the sound you like, you should do it.

[mutemax7]

yeah mean you got it pretty much down but you really need to consider a couple of really easy ways to make your drums sound better. Get new heads, tune them, and get some washers on those cymbals to keep them from making that ringing.

[hyphen8nick]

What is wrong with you people? The guy wasn't here to show the world how nice his drums sound. He explained it quite well, who cares about the rest?

[krzywinio]

Learn to tune drums please . .. .

[keco07]

pfffffffffffffffffff

[crazyfuzz2]

he looks like a cho

[SgtPeterFuck]

uuuuuugh, the sound....

[tech4111]

Holy speeding up batman!

[florianflorian15]

shit!!!!!

[irishanml]

Thanks. That is a sweet shuffle. Don't pay attention to these other posts.  You keep it up.

[MBdrums94]

terrible cymbals

[XxiNsTiNcTxX]

What a bass drum you got there.

[farouqleftback]

FUCKED up bass drum..sounds so horrible..

[blablaAcount]

this sounds awful !

[miguelhorchata]

yeah from :50 on it was sick

[ajejerulestheworld]

this is the bernard purdie's shuffle

[shinydrums]

im confused about the bass but i get the other stuff and i really want to learn this

[NapDe]

good!!

[ernest2011]

Some people should keep their comments to themselves. It's the right to free speech, not the right to be an asshole.

[adambell666]

fuck you pussy

[chemicaldow]

BETTER THAN THE OTHER VILLAGE PEOPLE!

[sweetfly66]

i call them the village idiots ... but you are right ... this video is of higher quality than the usual expert village ...

[tikidung]

@sweetfly66 god i hate expert villiage haha.

"well if u wanna learn how to sweep pick do this but slower and you'll get better. " wtf?

[DeDaBlake6]

@sweetfly66 as far as learning any instrument from expert village, is a bunch of mess. That website won't teach you anything. You probably better off going to the guitar center or sam ash and buy an instructional DVD. there's much better resources than expert village.

[shishyupal]

@chemicaldow "Village people" rofl xD

[sweetfly66]

worst purdie / porcaro shuffle video i have seen on youtube in a while

[Quade92]

This is quite helpful, and there are alot worse than this. The audio is kinda bad which is why I understand you think it's bad

[sweetfly66]

i dont care about audio quality ..i understand most of these videos were not done at Abbey Road ... what sucks is the playing ... no amount of high quality sound / video gear would make the playing any better

[wynnewoodswim08]

your a deuche bag he is good and i want to see you do better..

[sweetfly66]

first of all , the word is douche ..not deuche ...and i am not in a competition with other drummers for who is better or worse .... my ability is irrelevant to this guy ...he sucks , its as simple as that

[wynnewoodswim08]

okay man... i dont even play drums so whatever lol

[TheBeatSmith]

No....Not the funky....not the funky....

[isaaczious]

haha fuck yeah

[Masterfilm15]

infest in sum better audio equipment

[haolekillah]

invest. you were telling him go infest some audio equipment like termite

[teemad]

LOL!!!! The audio's just clipping, easily fixable.

[blinkdido]

it is the rosanna beat from toto

[Lee222222]

c'mon dudes...this guys really know how to play funk...and the drums are nice too !...God Bless

[haolekillah]

yeah dude thnx for making realize what a jack ass this kid is

[be93lolzy]

totaly agree sounds messy as fook

[mission100uk]

Who the "fook" are you too judge monkey boy! haha

[joewizard100]

lol thats off lee evans! :P

"cmon monkey boy make me laugh" lol

[mission100uk]

woop!

[grannynappster]

thats really sweet but it sounds kinda messy

[bjarte89]

my god.. master the groove before trying to teach it..

and that kit, you can just throw it away asap.. pure rubbish..

if you want to see how this is done, look up Bernard Purdie..

[Armistace]

I agree with you on the mastering part, and that pretty purdie is the master of this shuffle, but his kit looks really expensive (they dont put maple hoops on toms for cheap drums)

I think its just the audio quality man, in fact, hes probly not playing it to bad, but the mic is ruining it.

[GregoryGraveyard]

that beat is sweet!!!

[stebbi666]

good stuff

[inthebluescrossroad]

sweet lesson

[jazzmonkeycarpet]

i feel like iv heard this before

[shardsofmay]

wanna be bernard purdie check him out if you like this, it will soon sound like shit.