Hey, Bo Diddley! In this installment from his video tutorial series (in which he covers everything from improving timekeeping to creativity and orchestrations in patterns and drum fills), Brian Ferguson demonstrates how to play the famous Bo Diddley beat on your drumset.
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How To:
Understand time signatures & BPM (beats per minute)
How To:
Tune the timbales
How To:
Play the 'spang a lang' or 'ride cymbal' jazz drum pattern
How To:
Hold the bodhrán drum tipper
How To:
Play "Float On" by Modest Mouse on drums
How To:
Play the spoons
How To:
Play the drum fill from "In the Air Tonight" on drums
How To:
Play tabla drum basic techniques
How To:
Play various rhythms on bongos
How To:
Play the mother of all jig rhythms on the bodhrán drum
How To:
Perform a rifle toss with a mace
How To:
Improve your Darbuka/Doumbek Turkish solo technique
How To:
Play the double stroke, or long, roll drum rudiment
How To:
Play a basic conga drum sequence
How To:
Clap Flamenco rhythms
How To:
Use Brazilian-style drum fills
How To:
Play 16th notes on the drums
How To:
Treat the skin on your bodhrán drum
How To:
Play "Back in Black" by ACDC on the drums
How To:
Play swing drum beat pattern variations
How To:
Understand time signatures & BPM (beats per minute)
How To:
Tune the timbales
How To:
Play the 'spang a lang' or 'ride cymbal' jazz drum pattern
How To:
Hold the bodhrán drum tipper
How To:
Play "Float On" by Modest Mouse on drums
How To:
Play the spoons
How To:
Play the drum fill from "In the Air Tonight" on drums
How To:
Play tabla drum basic techniques
How To:
Play various rhythms on bongos
How To:
Play the mother of all jig rhythms on the bodhrán drum
How To:
Perform a rifle toss with a mace
How To:
Improve your Darbuka/Doumbek Turkish solo technique
How To:
Play the double stroke, or long, roll drum rudiment
How To:
Play 16th notes on the drums
How To:
Play a basic conga drum sequence
How To:
Use Brazilian-style drum fills
How To:
Clap Flamenco rhythms
How To:
Treat the skin on your bodhrán drum
How To:
Play "Back in Black" by ACDC on the drums
How To:
Play swing drum beat pattern variations
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