In this lesson you will be taking a pattern similar to those covered in our previous 32nd Note Flicks groove lessons and applying the concept to half time grooves. As in the previous versions, these 32nd notes will be played using two feet, the first on the right the second on the left. Obviously to be able to play these exercises properly you will either need two bass drums or a double bass drum pedal.
In a half time groove there is obviously only one back beat snare so I have shown some other ideas that can be created from this concept to decorate a half time groove.
Groove 1
First of all, a placement before the back beat. Below is a version with just a single sixteenth note kick, this will give you a feel for the timing of the full pattern.
Then just turn the sixteenth note kick into two 32nd notes.
Listed below are several variations on a half time groove that use 32nd flicks in various ways.
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
Example 5
TASK
- Using the 2 minute rule, get all grooves up to a tempo of at least 120bpm.
- Add a 32nd note flick to other half time grooves.
