Beginning Drum Beats : 7/8 Drum Beats

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Uploaded by on Sep 6, 2008

Time signatures are very important in drumming and a 7/8 time signature is rare and strange sounding but very useful. Learn what it sounds like and how to play it from a drum expert in this free video clip.

Expert: Greg Gall
Bio: Greg Gall has been a professional touring and recording musician for over fifteen years and has played drums for many more than that. He teaches all levels and will show you how to play like he does.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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  • ..7 is the funnest signature to play in

  • @slipknot930

    No its 7/8. He's playing 1a2a3a4. 4/4 would be 1a2a3a4a. 4/4 has 8 quavers, so 7/8 is just a quaver less.

    7/8 can be played as 1a2a3a4, or to get the same 6/8 type swing feel, 1aa2aa3.

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  • Is this the time signature used in Rush - Subdivisions?

  • 7/8 certainly is awkward.

  • @JJL00001 7/8 is a time signature. It doesn't mean that a rhythm has to sound the same every time. You can make any time signature sound like anything you want.

    Look at Tool. A lot of their stuff is in 4/4, but they make entire arrangements in 4 bar groupings, so it revolves around to come back into 4/4 by the time their done the 4 bars.

    You can do anything you want.

  • @spacitydrummer4JC Agreed. It's like you change your mind but still play inside, turns the heads around man!

  • It doesn't flow very well...

  • @slipknot930 what is the difference? 

  • Hes playing 7/8. the 8 represents you count 8th notes as your underline pulse. but instead of 1&2&3&4& you count 1234567. 8 beats per bar.

  • 7/4 !!!

    

  • @slipknot930

    7/8 and 7/4 aren't really THAT different...

    It's the same concept, the subdivisions will usually be the same.

  • This is BS.... 7/8 goes ta-ta-ta -ta-ta -ta-ta.... Listen to Macedonian songs to hear it.... Sorry pall.....

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