How To Play Chad Smith's Drum Part On "Ethiopia"

[LuucasSK]

Someone cummed at the intro :S

[thobo14]

it's wrong check it at slagwerkwereld.nl

[peterfreak71]

Easy man, ONE 2 3 4 5 6 7, TWO 2 3 4 5 6 7, THREE 2 3 4 5 6 7, etc. Easier way of dealing with it, practice 7/4 first to get the beat going, then move double time to 7/8 (ONE + 2 + 3 + 4 ,TWO + 2 + 3 + 4, etc) when you're comfortable enough to put in some snare trills or doubles

[peterfreak71]

@peterfreak71 Snares can be shoved in anyware basically as long as you define where a bar starts or ends. Search 7/4 beat in youtube and click the first video called "7/4 Odd Time Beats - Drum Lessons", great video for beginners, and sheet music available.

[jesusshank]

nice job. it is just a normal 7/8 though.

love the snare sound

[elgaboramone]

You're complicating the tempo explanation, it's a normal 7/8, you just have to count till 7 and that's all

[antdefraia]

GREAT

[sophietheresa]

finally i get the rhythm, cus im so confused everytime i hear it :P

[edrummer49]

@sophietheresa All it is is a basic 7/8 groove

[geraci89]

first single?? :S

[ThePurpleDrumStick]

jizz intro xD

[ALEXXvsZOMBIES]

what size are those hats?

[asdfcrow]

@ALEXXvsZOMBIES looks like 15 inches

[djabthrash]

great groove

[adds102]

Awesome, can I get this magazine in the UK at all? I've seen the scans of the interview,transcript but I'd love to have an actual copy!

[norjansonjoe]

Nice.