Drum Lesson : Funky hi-hat stuff (www.joecrabtree.com)

[umbragobjarko]

the groove at 08:02 is so tasty. Great job.

[CCCdrumview]

Good stuff Joe. Thanks for posting this. It's funning that I'm doing things and didn't know what they were. lol

Kenny B

[stanstanner]

Great lesson! Thank you very much!

[AndrewParnell1]

Excellent breakdown - great stuff. Best lesson on hi-hat work I've found here.

[pfefftube]

@AndrewParnell1 Thanks :)

[molefinne]

@AndrewParnell1 same for me!

[littlelonnie14]

paiste!

[tokageroh1988]

Great video, thanks a lot?

Also, your hi hat is one of the best sounding hats i've ever heard, what is it?

Davide

[pfefftube]

@tokageroh1988 You're welcome. They're old Paiste 2002s

[tokageroh1988]

@pfefftube Now this is strange =D I own two pairs of 2002 (14 medium and 15 sound edge) and the 14 doesn't sound that well close, can you tell me more about the weiht? Thanks for the fast reply!

[pfefftube]

@tokageroh1988 I'm not sure to be honest. I bought them from a friend and there's nothing much written on them. I was just lucky I guess.

[kevinyigitoglu]

hi go on my profil for see my new drums video !!!!

[TheFabioCavalcante]

very good man do you have this lesson written? do you know how can i get it?

[pfefftube]

@TheFabioCavalcante I'm afraid there's nothing written for this lesson.

[okreguit]

I've to say, after watching TONS of videos, I finally found pretty interesting and helpful stuff...thanks man

[pfefftube]

@okreguit Thanks for commenting. I'm really happy you like the lessons.

[djamp007]

You is the best man sir !

[s1mpl3me]

nice! my 1st real -clear- view on drumming :D

tym to get serious on my craft! thanks man'

[pfefftube]

@s1mpl3me Thanks for the comment :) You might want to check out the MasterClass lessons on my website too - they're much longer and full of useful tips and techniques.

[mesoprano]

10:00 - 10:10 ..... OMG those fills on the hi-hat , toms and snare kills me ! Vinnie style ... you're great Joe!

[Mirozenx]

what is the technique of hitting the doubles with your left hand called please and how do you do it i can't use my left hand for shit and have played for like 2years already

[SoulnRasen]

@Mirozenx use fingers

[3yearshardcore1]

Thank you for the great lessons.

[allmetaliswelcome]

now that's useful!

[LerayAndCo]

is it a grestch renown maple?! :)

[pfefftube]

@LerayAndCo yes

[fcweddington]

I always wanted to know how to do the hat beat at 1:16. I always thought they were doubles on both hands. No wonder I was already stupidly off.

Great video.

[Earthboy911]

thank you very much!!!!

[amsiermann]

nice skills

[tube33139]

I have been trying to learn fills from Stewart Copeland and Carter Beauford for a while. Thanks to you it is all clear now!

[kerchowthedrummer]

genuinely one of the best lessons out there, not to sound goofy but DUDE! I wish I could have your skills :P

[rosetwitches]

Great lesson!!

[dmusill]

Hi good playing ,but about this info about Copeland ,just checkout on youtube Dino walcott a tune called Hi Linda and findout that this hihat pattern your talking about is not that of mr copelands . This cat playing drums on this song is one of the finest players I have ever listened to . Keepup the good work.

[Schmeng7]

Thanks Joe!

I've wanted to play those Stewart Copeland hi-hat licks since i heard them years ago and now i can!

Many thanks!

Now how about the double paradiddle thing at the start of Regatta De Blanc?

Great lessons!

Keep it up!

[doom861]

Congratulations, your lessons are very interesting!

[Xx44xXxMAGNUMxX]

thanks way better than expert village!

[Drumguy008]

AWESOME lol Im going to work on this

[webstercat]

Joe, you create some of the most interesting and informative videos. They really teach, not just a show of technique.

[centaureghan]

very very good vid!!! thank you so much!

[Quelthelar]

Seriously, thank you so much sharing your knowledge with us. It helps a lot watching your videos when trying to improve and broaden your skills on the drums.

Great lessons, I should've searched for these some years ago when I started, here's to hoping it's not too late :P

Btw, I agree with real1acer: 9/5 stars.

[Cocoflava]

Thank You for this lesson!

[iluvmyaxe]

wow man great vid man fineally a lesson u can use ! great job u make it look so simple bro !

[dog9000]

TIGHT! Love it!

[africanemo85]

I think your teaching is phenominal, especially the section you devote to practicing those 32nd notes with each 1 2 3 4.

Excellent practice! Wow.

[nialianne25]

i love it..

[zerussomaniac]

what hats are those?

[LOLE1991KOVIN]

I love this lesson! Great, thanks, that's helpful!

I'm really sad because you didn't post whole video of Colaiuta's Don't Ask Me fill, it's amazing fill...

I cannot sign up to your site, because we have problems with online payment here...

[dinkaDPB]

i get the impression this guy spensd alot of time alone and only interacts with the opposite sex when a woman finds where hes hiding out and intervenes

[Crossland22]

great job!!

[petecarvalho]

one of the best lessons of my life!! thanks ;D

[pfefftube]

Check out my MasterClasses on my website (see description for URL). There's over 14 hours of lessons in there where I cover all the tools and techniques I use to improve timing and groove, etc.

[kingfranckribery]

@pfefftube is it free?

[luiscosta19123456]

Nice Work Look I need some help I have played drums for a long time however my timming in not that great there are 100000 drumers but not studio drumer like your selve can you give me some info in how can i get better thanks ..

[et720]

@luiscosta19123456 practice more

[20sanfoe]

I like what you did neared the end. Very insightful

[ode2you]

This dude is outstanding as a drummer and a teacher.

[badvalnin]

This is great I spent about 4hrs practicing straight some of these Keep em coming....!!!!

[MeTaLMoNkEyLeYrOy]

Really useful, cheers. You couldn't possibly give us a few tutorials for us younger viewers?There is a particularly hard hight hat thing in Blink182- Mutt and also Foals- Baloons. Ha they probably aren't your thing but most people would really appreciate it!Thanks

[kleban10]

are you double sticking with your left hand for those triplets?

[pfefftube]

@kleban10 Yes

[fieldmouseful]

thanks ever so much dude x

[xjerseyballer23x]

hey ive been playing the drums for about 3 months now.. and im having allot of trouble when it comes to incorporating the toms into the music that i play. Do u have any suggestions for me?

[pleased9]

Precisely what I've been looking for. Thanks.

[imortalsmile18]

hi what hi-hats are you using?

[xjerseyballer23x]

hey thanks alottt for this lessson!! ive been looking for something like this for a while. This video really helped me. do you have a website or a way that ppl could reach you outside of youtube?

[pfefftube]

@xjerseyballer23x Glad you like it. Check the video title for my website - I can't post a URL in a comment. Thanks, Joe

[Snypro]

what a lord !!!

[notimportant12344321]

What kind of drum sticks do you use?

[pfefftube]

@notimportant12344321 Those are Dave Weckl evolution sticks. At the moment I use Sonor 5B wood tip sticks. I tend to move between 5As and 5Bs depending on my mood and the type of music.

[rikardoperovic]

thak you for this video,i will start practice this today,this is amezing :)

[DavidChoiDrumz]

when i play my hi-hats they sound really monotone.. how can i make them sound groovy??

[pfefftube]

Not really sure what you mean. Try playing them on the top with the tip of the stick for a lighter sound, and bringing your hand down a bit and using the shoulder of the stick on the edge for more of an accent.

[DavidChoiDrumz]

@pfefftube

Thanks that helps!!

[ThomasPokerNL]

your website sucks, i'm sorry

[Audiobrasil]

so, u got a better one?

[steelcube]

hi, I have a question... what model is your hihat?

[pfefftube]

old Paiste 2002 14" hats

[cheparo5]

than you. Very helpful video!

[dodybattaglia]

ad uno così che je voi di? t'ho salvato subito in preferiti

[sicjustinmagot]

your great man!

[uziemiacz007]

you make it soooo CLEAN! graet:)

[massaker]

You are awesome man! Thank you so much!

[xXxkrisxXx]

Very nice video :) Like the way you've edited the video to show the appropriate sticking! Haven't seen that around before, keep up the good work :)

[Ammpexx]

Dude... Greatest HiHat-Technique-Video on YouTube!! -Thank you.

[Ammpexx]

Yes.

[voidofidea]

would the doubles count as 32nd notes?

[clothingoptional19]

yes

[mcddrums]

Joe you are my hero! Where can I get a Britney Spears mic like that? Will it make me play like you? ;-P

Only kidding mate. Top vids nice one. :-)

[I200gI]

me? im not, but i think it sounds great and hes doing pretty easy things but with a lot of feeling so it sounds nice

[queenday15]

great metirial!

[robertmaxwell797]

Subscribed

[TehSpetke]

8:40 - 8:45 is the most beautiful groove I've heard...

Great lessons Joe! This and the ghost note video has taught me so much and spiced up my drumming more than any other lesson. I can't thank you enough.. :)

[NZkiffer]

Awesome video mate! Nicely broken down. Smooth as playing too. Thanks for the tips.

[Forza2begdrift]

how did u tune ur drums so well?

[pfefftube]

Lots of time and practice. I tend to tune the bottom head a minor third higher than the top head (makes a nice sound). Then I'll tune the drums a third or fourth or fifth apart.

[scragbasket]

ok mate, thanks

[scragbasket]

hi mate, when I come back to my hi hats after a fill or after hitting the snare I sometimes catch my stick under the hats, im just a novice and wonder if its a common problem with beginners or have i got something set up wrong? thanks

[pfefftube]

Hey, it just happens sometimes. Could be for many reasons. Try and identify what you're doing when it happens, slow down the actions, try moving the hihats if you feel you need to. Everybody's different.

J

[francotomasi]

insane...thanks for the ride

[scragbasket]

thanks for taking the time to encourage novice drummers like me to have the bottle to try something a bit more technical mate, by the way what size sticks do you use ?

[pfefftube]

You're welcome. I usually use 5B wood tip, or 5A wood tip, or something similar.  At the moment I'm using Sonor 5B sticks which are great. I believe they're made by Vic Firth.

[holsisyolswa]

hey just looking. those look like ROTECH heads on those toms. wow expesivley flash. .

am i correct?

[pfefftube]

Never heard of ROTECH. They're the ones that came on the Gretsch Renown. I think they're Evans G2s. Apart from on the matching 16" Yamaha 9000 floor tom which is a clear ambassador :) Not really planned.

[holsisyolswa]

well spoken, clear, the drums and lesson are not "distorted mess's of audio vs speech"

like the OSD of the lesson. really helps ppl understanding your measure/counts.

[Putrefraction]

your really good and i like your orange sticks

[ekisbogom247]

Wow dude great vid just what i was looking for!! Thanks :)

[Justin13L]

Yeah I will, but like, I just got it a week ago.

[Ineedwords1121]

Yeh most of the hats that come with a new drumset stink. As soon as you can i would buy some better ones... but whatever youre playin, as long as its not breakin, you can learn.

[Justin13L]

Could someone help? My hi-hat sounds really horrible and like i'm hitting a pan. How do I make it sound good?

[bohdaaanek]

practice or buy better hi-hat

[lordwuzza]

well a good help well destroy ur old one and buy a new one xD

[yohin2]

get a new hihat justin

[Yayo015]

I can't do that on my left hand D: !!

T_T

[AznVerse]

Yayo015, learn a proper double stroke and it'll come with eaze.

Double stroke is VITAL for all types of drumming.

Good luck!

[tillimanjaro]

well explained

[tozluhikaye]

One of the best instructors on youtube.

[positiveoutlook3]

Dave Weckl signatures.

[francefries07]

nice drumsticks. .. too

[CTC3766]

joe, what hi hats are you using?  curt

[pfefftube]

I'm using old paiste 2002s in the video. I usually use 14" mastersound A Customs which I like a lot.

[lifternate]

Awesome lesson man!

[real1acer]

this shit is the shit ive been wanting to learn. 9/5stars

[dannyboy000]

Your awesome dude. Great lessons, really helpful!

[bleedforhockey96]

very nice, basic but powerful

[luke11986]

Cool Lesson!!!!

[olly543]

These vids R gr8! :DDDDD

[rubynl]

cool!

[dasjestyr]

standard grid/stick control stuff. do this with triplets, flams, accents, and diddles etc. move the diddle, move the flam, move the accent, move both, double up, grid the sticking, etc. mastering the massive amount of combinations will give you awesome control over your sticks and you'll discover new rudiments known in the rudimental/marching community as things like cheese, chut-daz-da and other nonsense words.

[Airsoftslave]

probably one of the best drum lessons ive ever had!!

[Sammo2988]

Thank you so much. You really know how to teach. You're a master.

Congrats from Colombia.

[tedstafford]

very clear and well done lesson. Thank you!

[sickpack82]

very very cool!

[plopenstien]

you aeriously are amazing

[hebronsawyers]

Before i seen this clip, i didn't know jack all about 32nd notes and my left hand doesn't drag very well with triplets :(

But practice i shall!

[sahthebanana]

cheers man your lessons are great

[tokeburns]

i knew it was the red rain thing!

it's so catchy i can't stop playing it!

[jazzmonkeycarpet]

its interesting how something simple when displayed in words or letters sounds complicated when played.

[HulkWhenAngry]

travis barker and lars ulrich ftw

hows that for stupid americans

[sahthebanana]

right mate, check out benny greb, ulrich vs greb, hahahaha!!

[fiddler1980]

Thanks for sharing. This is very useful. Btw, I have the same Dave Weckl signature sticks, :)

[bellohighrep]

what hi hat r u using here??

thanks mate

[plopenstien]

they are 13.5 k hybrid customs i think. something to do with akira jimbo. not sure really how there accosiated with him but yeah

[irateradio]

theyre his signature line (the k-custom hybrids)... the hi-hats on this video are something else.. paiste i think?

[IPlayDrumsI]

thanks man.

i gonna train this :D

[EMOsiMatt]

what is that ride?

[somedudeinabox1]

you are the bear grylls of drums

[ErrorUncertainty]

What sticks do you use? are they lighter than 7A?

Nylon tipped?

[pfefftube]

they're Dave Weckl evolution sticks.  Don't think they're lighter than 7A. I usually use 5A or 5B sticks.

[LSweener012]

excellent teacher and drummer. thanks a lot man, some great ideas in there to fool around with!

[Dezzo090]

you're a class teacher :D

[ronadan]

thank you!! Your great!

[Superlative101]

hey man, what's the sticking you used at 10.03?

[liferocks0108]

Thanks for the lesson I've been trying to work out the sticking for months I'd given up on it.

Been trying to play smoke on water intro couldn't get it, will practice the first parts of you vid then hopefully gain the rest as i go along.

Thanks again :)

[cadracco]

this video really helped especially the tripplet part never thought it was played like that always thought it was just 16th all the way. does anybody know how much you should tighten the bass pedal? and like to plays heels up, cause i always feel like i need to carry the weight of my leg and its awkward :S

[spymaster121]

just tighten it til it feels good

[jlozan]

Really learned a lot. Thank you!!

[SuperfuryanimaL01]

I have to say you've realy done well to break down this whole concept and make it nice and easy to understand, thanks and keep it up.

[spinelessicecream]

Great video! I got the stickings, but I have a question: Are you playing heel-up, heel-down or combination with your hihat foot?

I can produce finer sounds with heel-up but I have to put my heel down when I need my hihat open for a quarter note (or something like that). If my left foot is hovering in the air I can't play anything with my right foot without falling off my drum throne. :)

[pfefftube]

Thanks. I play both heel up and heel down. I think I'm on my toes most of the time but if I want to open the hats for more than an instant then I have my heel down so I remain anchored.

J

[spinelessicecream]

Thank you for fast reply. Sounds logical. I'll practice combining.

cheers

[liennto]

i too have this problem and its making me crazy!  its most prominent when i play the samba - theres a moment, i can never pinpoint exactly when, that i'm floating (and almost falling off the throne) with no anchor which just kills my confidence. to maintain an anchor, which heel should be down?

[spinelessicecream]

Hihat foot.

But samba is the type of groove where you want your bass drum hits to be light so that's a situation where you can do it vice versa.

So, it depends on situation.

And just to mention: I asked my question 3 mothns ago and I don't have that problem any more.

[liennto]

did you overcome the problem by just continuing to practice? or was there this magic day where you just became anchored? i so badly want to find a new strength in the use of my feet...

[spinelessicecream]

No magical moment. Sorry :)

I rethiked all part that need hihat opening in all of the song that I play with my band and figured where and how to make transition between heel-up and heel-down and then practiced it. Made up some exercises for transition too.

[liennto]

thanks! i'm gonna get to work

[h8shoes]

hey, my hi-hat clutch isnt holding tight enough to my top hi-hat so its not working right, and advice to fix it?

[AirHendrix91]

Sounds kinda like a Jon Theodore kinda move, always wanted to take advantage of my Hi-hat :D thanks man!

[hughwott]

I love his no-nonsence approach to his lessons. He's a bottomless pit of ideas

[Tarck452]

That was really useful. Thanks!

[Heli777]

Stewart Copeland is my favourite drummer, i love the Police

[pensivechild]

this is a really good lesson, i really liked all the ideas in it and hope it incorporate some into my playing.

Nice work

[mainframeking]

K, I've always wondered how to get more speed out of a single hand on the hi-hat. That is energy efficient. Any speed techniques or exercises. Is it more common to use moeler technique? which is best for the hi-hat.

[jupii76]

Your a very good teacher, excellent yob...

[stickyriver87]

just a random question.. are you using dave weckl's signature sticks?

[pfefftube]

yes

[Utube2Itube]

Hi. I have never played on an acoustic kit before, Im using electronic drums, AND Im a beginner aswell. Thats why my question may sound kind of stupid to you. Im wondering about the rebound of a real hihat. How is it compared to the snare? Or even better, how is it compared to a rubber e-drum pad?

[speirszitu]

I think the hihat has higher rebound than a snare... but about the rubber e-drum pads i dont know.

[prs4life69]

hi-hat has more rebound than the Yamaha DTXpress pads if that helps.