Left Hand Workout

Here's a beat that developes your left hand. It's tricky to do quietly.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Drumming
• DZ
• Dan
• Zalac
• Jazz
• Swing
• Multitrack
• Ludwig
• classic
• maple
• LM402
• snare
• Paiste
• Tama
• iron
• cobra

[danny6241]

It sounds like a hybrid of Peter Criss in ''One Hundred Thousand Years'' and April Wine's ''Roller''

[GrooveDrummin]

@danny6241

That is so right, you have great ears!

[billbloodma]

what,s the set and what years ? sound great !!

[GrooveDrummin]

@billbloodma

Ludwig classic maple made in 2001.

[sketchbager]

my personal left hand work out is a simple 4/4 kick on 1 and snare on 2 8th notes on hi hat with the left hand matching every 8th note but ghosting it.

[GrooveDrummin]

@sketchbager

What you are doing is Rock'n'Roll from Zep...same as you describe

[722erodz]

@722erodz sounds good : }

[722erodz]

shit man : }

[spercoco]

@jimihendrixtribute Read my comment again. I said it's never just 1 & 3 (the way Bonham played it); it's improvised. That being said it's still a simple straight ahead song to play. Improvising 8th notes on a bass drum is a simple task for any decent drummer. It's the feel and groove that Bonham gave it that's the delight.

[jimihendrixtribute]

@spercoco it's never a simple 1&3.. It's eighth notes that are scattered around, being picked up on the downbeats and upbeats

[oldfart387]

Excellent! (or should I put !!!!?)

[leetoowey]

Please expain the pattern you are playing. I believe I hear a flamacue in there.

[kengolfnut]

I like this cat, man!!! Fun to watch!!!!

[spercoco]

@GrooveDrummin except to play Rock'n Roll the left hand is just as prominant as the hi-hat and also the bass drum pattern is not just a simple 1 or even 1&3. It's 1& then &3& a lot of times but changes a lot. I like the count at the beginning. I use to love to stump other musicians like bass players and guitarists by seeing if they could come in on time with the record but they were always slightly off. Then I would play it 3 times in a row coming in exactly on time. Once they new the count....