a goove in 13/8

I couldn't tell you the inspiration for this bit, it just came to me one day while I was jamming with my friend, we were playing this simple 4/4 up beat pattern and someone went from that into 11/8 and then extended it into 13/8...and so this is the result of that.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• pearl vision series
• paiste
• odd time signatures
• gonzo
• birch drums

[lBNvSl]

I'm a 15 year old drummer and this is such a good jazz signature to play to..

But... look up Dave Brubeck.. he's amazing.. especially blue rondo a la Turk.. take a listen:) its 9|8 7|8 and 4|4.. its so nice to play with:)

[gonzomaniac71]

@lBNvSl I love Brubeck, especially his drummer, the late Joe Morello, he was a master of time and one of my biggest influences.

[njbhc8]

you're just playing 9/8+2/4 123,123,123 12,12

[gonzomaniac71]

@njbhc8 nice analysis, I never thought of it like that but that actually gives me some new ideas!

[wwpda]

Does anyone else notice the resemblance to the pet detective :)

[rbridgeman]

@njbhc8

counting 1 on the high hat (at 54 seconds), I see it as 7/8+6/8.

Looks as though the drummer is accenting the 1 of 7/8 and the 1 of 6/8, as well.

[GirbProductions]

Thats a nice goove...

[TheFratelleez]

Vince the wow guy plays drums now.

[njbhc8]

I'm a conductor. Just though I might shed some light on your thinking. Most time signatures contain less than 13 8th notes. If you find yourself coming up with a time signature longer than that, you're probably just combining a few normal time signatures to create something overly complicated to think about.

[reppinbpforlife]

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