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Ghost Notes Exercise

The document provides drumming exercises focusing on ghost notes and dynamics. It includes shuffle patterns, Mike Clark beats, and an exercise playing hand patterns over bass drum patterns.

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Ghost Notes Exercise

The document provides drumming exercises focusing on ghost notes and dynamics. It includes shuffle patterns, Mike Clark beats, and an exercise playing hand patterns over bass drum patterns.

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GaryBeggs
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#58 | Advanced

Ghost Notes/Dynamics Exercises


By: Jay Deachman

Shuffle patterns...
1) 3
> 3 3
> 3 2) 3 > 3 3
> 3
x x ex x e ex x œx ex ex x œx ex
œ ‰ e œ
œ ‰ œ ‰ e œ ‰
œ œ‰ eœ ‰ œ‰ eœ ‰

> > >


Mike Clark beats...
3) 4)
X e x e X e x e x x œ x e x e x e ex œx e xe xe x e œx ex e
œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ

For the following beat, try adding/subtracting 16th note ghost notes...
5)
x x œx x x x œx x x x œx x X œx x
œ œ œ œœ œ œœ œ
œ œœ œ

For exercise 6, play the hand pattern overtop of bass drum patterns A through G.
Challenge yourself by mixing them up. Remember, stick heights are vital!

Hand Pattern
6)
x e ex œx e xe A
Œ
B
Œ ‰ j CŒ
œ œ œ œ

j
œ œ œ Œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ ≈
D E F G

œ. œ. œ œ.

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