777-9311 groove analysis, breakdown and explanation, tutorial

i picked up this groove again recently, to practise and challenge my new found traditional grip.
listening closely once more to the original, i found that my first version of this from 2008 could be improved.

so here is the new one, the closest i can think of to the original linn drum machine programming from the band "The Time" from the 1980s.
recorded in my new found studio that is just now ready to roll tape, or spin hard disks, rather :)

transcript can be downloaded from my facebook page at
facebook.com/bennosattler
you might need to be logged into your facebook account to obtain it. let me know!
and of course other stickings might work - i penned down this one for left and for right lead.

you might want to check out tupac's version of this groove as well, called "what's your phone number".
enjoy!

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[markmarktarmann]

hey benno . didnt know you were such a beat scientist AND a groovemeister.

i like the the sound, and the way you play it better than what i heard on the time or tupac...prob cuz yer doin it ....not on a machine. really nice, and great tutorial. and no your facial expression is not too stern. much friendlier than most professor's or seminar givers.

[steelyben]

@markmarktarmann

Mark - long time!

thanx for chiming in, and thanx for the props as well!

all the best,

b

[MultiSk8freak]

War das in der Aula von der Hvk Die hatt auch so Wände!

Schöne Grüße,

Luca

[steelyben]

@MultiSk8freak

ha. good to see ya!

nope, tonAtelier studios, Frankfurt.

couldn't get the sound as good in hvk, even if i tried to :)

[BayanTheOne]

in fact there's no 2Pac version of this groove cause his track 'What'z Ya Phone #" uses a direct sample from the original

[steelyben]

@BayanTheOne

well, i would agree with you of course.

i did not intend to say that tupac did anything generically new with the groove. he just sampled it, yes.

but first of all, he slowed it down a tad bit, and added some compression of some kind. it is easier for me to hear the 32nds in "what's ya phone #".

and then, yeah, i really wanted to point out the obvious: this exact groove has been re-used by another famous artist!

ez,

b

[Sen1or1ta]

Finally! Sumbody dat can actually play it rite! Thumbs up

[LaughingOutKraut]

Kind of messy sounding in the beginning.

[LISTENtotheMANofGOD]

@steelyben erratic, needs work but you've got it down. Remember, it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!

[tiffaneeannbarrett]

Damn dude,you was jamming!!!!!

[124gthomas]

damnnnnnnnnn!



[Jakegoad1]

Thks man helped me out alot with this

[MarcEAllen]

I still say that this is one of the hardest drum licks in the industry and I remember Jellybean Benitez playing it live in Oakland, California back in 1986...my goodness...nice job though bro'

[dj9747]

Hey Ben-Great new page! Very helpful instruction and insight into this beautiful beast of a beat. Please check-out my take on it on youtube under 777-9311 dj9747 Coup Detroit -