Fran Merante - 19 Days - Gavin Harrison

This is the Gavin Harrison tune "19 Days". This tune is in 19/8 hence the name. Not an easy one to play. Sometimes the groove and pocket for an odd time tune suffers because we are so intent on counting and phrasing correctly. The main focus should ALWAYS be to be musical. Sometimes that gets lost in an odd time tune. I hope I did this tune justice...it is beautiful and VERY musical. Thank you Gavin!!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• gavin
• harrison
• 19
• days
• drum
• solo
• zildjian
• mapex
• fran
• merante

[andrekkezero]

Hydraulic patches???

[funky2714]

@andrekkezero Not sure what you mean...

[HerraKuolemaMeteli]

drum sounds are straight from heaven here.

[funky2714]

Thanks so much! I spend a lot of time working on my sound. This was recorded a while ago. I am in a new room now with different drums. If you could check out my newer vids and let me know what you think of the new sounds, it would be greatly appreciated!!

-Fran

[Burningeordie]

this vid deserves more views. incredible work dude.

[Zildjian232]

well to play this one by ear, you would have to listen to it 50,000 times. I certainly count when i play this. ha

[aakkoin]

groovy description, peace

[spicefritz]

Great. Always a pleasure watching you.

Where is this playalong available? I´d like to try it

Greetz

Fritz

[funky2714]

@OfficialChannelOfHi When you have the luxury of learning a songs melody or knowing the melody because you wrote it, then that method can work for you. In a studio situation, or covering a gig, people will not wait around for you to learn the melody. You have a chart. You hear the tune once MAYBE twice and you are off. COUNTING IS ESSENTIAL. Drummers that have never made it a practice to count will write it off by saying its better to feel the song than count it. I subscribe to doing both.

[OfficialChannelOfHi]

@xanadu4463 Well then I guess I'm weird, because I don't feel the need to count odd time. I always sing a song's melody to help me play the odd meters. I find it much easier on the brain than counting, plus it helps you feel the song, rather than thinking of it like a mathematical equation. But, that's just my two cents

[punkrockdrummer1990]

i hope im as good as you when im your age man you have such an amazingly smooth touch on the kit you make everything look so natural, check out my vids if you have time away from the gorgeous set!

[xanadu4463]

I did never count, till I tried this song... It's just impossible to play on feeling... Even when you think you got that melody in your head. But with the strange signature part from procupine tree's halo I kill myself with counting... So I don't... :P

[xanadu4463]

@funky2714 I did never count, till I tried this song... It's just impossible to play on feeling... Even when you think you got that melody in your head. But with the strange signature part from procupine tree's halo I kill myself with counting... So I don't... :P

[rockitmanley]

sick drumming....

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