drum groove in 7/8

Original instrumental in 7/8 and 4/4. Using my 14 inch Pearl world series chrome snare. Its a bit linear, not entirely.

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[Hellscream90]

Where did you get the tune ? :D

[naedsukram]

@Hellscream90 I wrote and recorded it myself

[miketwo345]

@onzki

The basic groove is this (from a beginner's perspective):

Count it: 1-and-2-and-3-and-4-and-1-and-­2-and-3-and (no pause here! go right back to 1.)

Open hi-hat sizzle on 1.

Snare on the 2, then & of 3, then the second 3.

Play the video again counting that out loud, and it'll make sense. If you get lost, wait for the hi-hat sizzle and start counting again.

Always count while practicing, but eventually it'll feel normal. (Or so I'm told -- I can't play 7/8 for shit...) :-p

[naedsukram]

@miketwo345 good advice mate...I actually wrote and played the other instruments, so the melody on the rhythm guitar was fairly ingrained and no need to count, but generally yes, I also need to make a special effort be aware of where the 'one' is in 7/8, I often don't naturally feel it like like I do 4/4. Parts of this tune go back to 4/4 also. Cheers, Dean

[dizyart]

Great groove! first thought there was no bass in it, cause I was listening on my laptop speakers - so I grabbed mine and jammed along - and it was quite exciting. then got my headphones and heard the bass line - I was sad, cause I wanted to record mine over it :D Nice work. Not a lot of people get the movement of 7/8 and think that just counting it is enough. It offers many more options for off-beat emphasis and syncopation and one of those things you should really feel to play. Nice music!

[naedsukram]

@dizyart thanx, good comment. I find some things I need to count but songs like this one, which I wrote myself, the melody is cemented in my head, and I don't need to think about it much.

[Wrathasyth]

the key is not to count it, just feel it :-)

[Gareththedrummer]

7/8 is great! It makes 4/4 seem long and boring!

[Hellscream90]

@naedsukram Amazing man, I bookmarked you and subscribed. Keep it up !

[daza1989]

liking this one man. very cool.

[BuffoonCinema]

He's inside a giant igloo!

[mikepa67]

I Love that ride. Video sound is very good....