How To Play Chad Smith's Drum Part On "Ethiopia"

On "Ethiopia," the first single from The Red Hot Chili Peppers' new CD, I'm With You, Chad Smith plays a tasty odd-time groove with ghost notes, drags, and strong snare accents on 3 and the & of 6. The time signature changes to 4/4 leading into the chorus, so all the crashes fall on the & of 4. For this section Smith uses open hi-hats on the &'s to lift the groove and keep everything funky.

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[ThePurpleDrumStick]

jizz intro xD

[ALEXXvsZOMBIES]

what size are those hats?

[LuucasSK]

Someone cummed at the intro :S

[thobo14]

it's wrong check it at slagwerkwereld.nl

[asdfcrow]

@ALEXXvsZOMBIES looks like 15 inches

[peterfreak71]

@peterfreak71 Snares can be shoved in anyware basically as long as you define where a bar starts or ends. Search 7/4 beat in youtube and click the first video called "7/4 Odd Time Beats - Drum Lessons", great video for beginners, and sheet music available.

[peterfreak71]

Easy man, ONE 2 3 4 5 6 7, TWO 2 3 4 5 6 7, THREE 2 3 4 5 6 7, etc. Easier way of dealing with it, practice 7/4 first to get the beat going, then move double time to 7/8 (ONE + 2 + 3 + 4 ,TWO + 2 + 3 + 4, etc) when you're comfortable enough to put in some snare trills or doubles

[jesusshank]

nice job. it is just a normal 7/8 though.

love the snare sound

[elgaboramone]

You're complicating the tempo explanation, it's a normal 7/8, you just have to count till 7 and that's all

[antdefraia]

GREAT

[edrummer49]

@sophietheresa All it is is a basic 7/8 groove

[sophietheresa]

finally i get the rhythm, cus im so confused everytime i hear it :P