Getting gigs, The Shuffle

[painemporium]

Good stuff but he looses it in a few places. Get out the metronome!

[kengolfnut]

Thanks for a great video Phil. Simple and easy to practice, then apply. I appreciate your help.

[mrowleysneighborhood]

Thank you, glad you liked it. I may get out there to TX one of these days P

[Austinagent1]

As a bass player I love the four on the floor! (Casey Jones) Albert Collins man!!!

Your great...Move to Texas and you got work ;)

[generatrix999]

Phil, this is not a basic shuffle beat, its pretty advanced.

This is a Texas shuffle, a Chicago shuffle would be more basic and much easier for beginners.

[elnovakaine]

F**kin beautiful man. Great playing and splainin'.  Love that old Rogers kit too. This is one of the best drum instructional vids on the interwebs, I hope them kids are listenin.

[ilikemydw]

cool...greatings from germany:o)

[b4midnightscholar]

Very nice. This is pretty much the only instructional video for shuffles on youtube that actually shows the proper way to play a shuffle (which isn't a good thing -- it'd be great if all of the other teachers and players knew how to do this). The gig advice is also completely correct -- a musician with a blues background will never hire a drummer who can't play a real shuffle.

[Tico66]

GO MATCH GRIP. WHY TRADICIONAL TODAY?

[MrTrevordavies]

I play traditional grip and find it difficult to get a strong accent on 2 an4 with my left hand.Any advice?

[webstercat]

Nice groove. I've found that playing the hi hat on 3rd note of the triplet (let) give a nice lift to the beat. So it is bass on 1 and hi hat on 3. Gadd plays that at times.

[therowleyman]

Hi G, thanks for watching glad you liked my videos. That ride is a K custom Dry ride 21" I actually just sold that one. It's a nice dry ride great for recording cya P

[gbell61]

hey man, love your videos. Thanks for putitng them on-line. I have picked up some cool stuff. What is the ride you are using? It sounds real nice.

[therowleyman]

yes it is hitting the "let" P

[caroljm36]

is the hi hat really hitting the "let" of the triplet or is this another vid that's out of sync?

[bogartroach]

GROOVE is KING!! Nice laid back shufflin my friend. Cool transitions. Patient. Not a tentative stroke to be heard. Left hand is nice and loose...pretty little drumkit too!

All the best for 09.

[mikeleza]

I like your feel mate! Thanks for the video... I want to learn shuffles but it takes a long time to get the feel if you don't play em in a band!

[JazzeRose]

well actually it can be easy if you practice with music :) in fact you can buy so much books including "play along"s... some basic grooves with basic line ups. that helps a LOT!

[firstcircle04]

Drummers are judged on their shuffles, most cannot do it well. Flexibility is key in this day and age.

[colrick1234]

Oh yes we must mention Freddie Below, Sp Leary, Francis Clay... then Frank Beard , Steve Jordan And the Whipper Chris Layton... an so many more masters

[gbell61]

Don't forget Richard Innes who is a shuffle monster. Check him out.

[Fatshead]

@colrick1234 modern masters include Richard Innes, Charles "Honeyboy" Otis, Paul Rivelli, Marty Dodson, June Core, and Per Hanson.

[colrick1234]

agree with 51 especially dem drums, Rogers?

[Typpendahl]

Cool stuff but the mic is off? Audio while speaking is rather bad.

[mikemikemikevvv]

solid

[kdr2781]

awesome.

[Ohm51]

You're a monster baby. 7 seconds into your upload I could tell. Love your closed stroke fills. I've been a drummer for over 30 years and I am *still* perfecting my shuffles. You are also a very empathetic, effective, and patient teacher. My Highest Respect to you, Phil. (And even tho not nice, I covet those drums.)

[Trentinja88]

man i love your lessons..very nice..perfect tone

[roodrumrgrl]

you are an excellent teacher....Thanks!!

[stickyriver87]

thanks mate!

your teaching method is a lot like my teacher.

[thehustler01]

Don´t forget the King of power shuffle: Cozy Powell !! Super groove.

[bombayman]

yeahh! this is the really blues shuffle groove!!

peace

[timothypetergreen]

Argh i play open handed (left handed on a right handed kit) and every time i see a normal drummer they look so much more free. ITS NOT FAIR =P

[lauren10brn]

Turn your kit around and start "from scratch."

[timothypetergreen]

nah. Billy cobham does it pretty good. so at least i have something to work towards

[uncutcamfun]

great video,love the old Rodgers kit! This shuffle and the variations thereof take alot of practice.I love this groove it is one of my favorites to play.

[blueskid14]

You are my Drum god! Why can't more Drumers be like you?!?!

[moonchair761]

Thanks for the shuffle lesson. Drums have great tone, nice crack on the snare.

[joshdrums37]

your pocket is so deep. Great

[kingkongo101]

cool thanks

[jono2690]

Nice solid shuffle. you sound great

[stevieraymaniac]

thankyou! there is an epidemic in amateur drummers than can't hold a grooving, basic, disicplined, driving shuffle. your video is awesome!

[kamel7791]

Excelent !! How do you manage to do that tom tom stuff at 9:20 ??? Great, very groovy !!

[madamejam]

I did not hear 1 thing you said. Your drums sound good.

[badbongos]

You get good enough at that shuffle and you might get a gig at patricks.

[wolvo66]

Hey, great stuff thank you for posting this. That swing on the ride variation sounds really cool - might take me a while to learn. Biggest problem I have is that my snare accents and ghosts sound the same - I have to work on that.

[madamejam]

Accent exercise -Play full range accent note but instead of letting the stick bounce back up, Make it stop 1 or 2 inches from the drum then just drop your unaccented note then you will see and hear the difference between accented and unaccented notes. I hope this helps. Good luck