Drummer Todd Walker - Polyrhythm "5 Over 2"

[esmod89]

when i play 5 over 2 (or 2 over 5):

my hihat plays 5 beats per count

my bassdrum and snare 2 beats per count

(kick and snare alternating)

so it would sound like a 5/4 pattern

with a kick on the 1

and a snare on the 3& (dead center)

But, I do play it in 4/4 time so i could go back and forth between quintuplets, quarter notes, sextuplets, triplets, eight notes etc.with a constant beat on the 1 & 3 of the 4/4 on respectively the bassdrum and snare.

Like it better that way to be honest...

[Aristocat2]

can we see the fill as a quarternote quintuplet? i meen you can do it with ervery odd grouping, don't you? so is every time i play a quarternote triplet the same as i play 3 over 2 ?

[toddwalkerdrumstudio]

@Aristocat2 Everythime you play a "Quarter Note Triplet" in 4/4 time, YES, you are doing 3 over 2 for the first 2 quarter notes........and, logically it seems, as a quarter note quintuplet could be THOUGHT of as the simiiart approach from the MATH standpoint you stated! Thanks!

[alexgerber102]

and Yes! this is polyrhythms.

[alexgerber102]

uhh, isnt this just pentuplets? awesome vid though :)

[DanieLDude1554]

How is this a polyrhythm? You're not playing multiple rhythms at the same time. All this sounds like 3 measures of 4/4 and a fill using two measures of 5/8. Using this logic would a fill in two measures of 7/8 be a "7 over 4" or "7 over 2" polyrhythm? No.

[toddwalkerdrumstudio]

@DanieLDude1554 The point was is to demonstrate how " 5 over 2" can be calculated. And, yes it is a polyryhthm.."5" notes going against "2" notes, regardless of the fill, beats and amount of measures that I played that this video concept contained. again, you can look at at many things related numerically ...........(is the glass half empty, or half full"?......and its not a fill in 5/8, because the eighth note speed value is not related to the eighth note in the 4/4 time! Thanks!

[TheModCon]

Sounds amazing. Great stuff man!

[gradar420]

Whats up Todd??!?! Its Grady, listenin to some of your vids lately they're helpin out, I'm up here in Jax now, I was wondering if u could put up a lesson on sextuplets I know you put one up with the 6 note fill, I just about have the sextuplet fills down but but if you could make another one that would be great and you still sound awesome man! Keep jammin!

[cmcdonald1337]

i like the faces you make :D

[ballersack]

this gets me all jacked and dandy

[brnsktingdieskting18]

FUCK YESH!!!

[arkangelio]

HEAVY!!!!

[bcwdrums]

Sweet lesson thanks..........

[Milkman23]

what other polyrhythms are there? that are within reason

[ace76543]

there are innumerable polyrhythms. think of it in terms of letters and words. You can take one time signature (letter), and put it with any number of other signatures. you can have simple ones like 3:5, 7:4, etc. you can have some moderate ones like 3:5:7, 7:8:3, etc. you can have any combination you want. there isn't a set number

[dissected133]

that sounds boss!

[judizum]

Dude; you're quite quite nice :D

Rly love your playing and thx for the vid. rly got me to get this 5 over 2 stuff.

[Jackinthehizzle]

Sick.

[xjake88x]

you're a really solid player!! what a great thing to see you posting videos on here..

what i don't understand is how this video has less views than some of the terrrrrible related videos -->

[council]

Brilliant stuff Todd, cheers!

[bzM2bH]

This guy is fantastic.

[nyteq21]

now I understand thanks for making this clear

[b0ttomzone]

wow man i love those polyrhythmic drum fills.

[toddwalkerdrumstudio]

No.....I will be posting that soon!

[themadgreek16]

hey todd its andrew is this the video where u rub the stick on the pad or r u makin another one like that soon

[toddwalkerdrumstudio]

Thanks!......lol !

[Chase0106]

I'm feelin it Todd. Woo! That's sick. I taught you well. Just playing.

[BYROM3YA]

Nice :)

[drummersxxhellxx]

hexagon nice! 5 over 2 would be a nice ending fil for a song.