The Amen Break | Break Beat Drum Lesson

The Amen Break | Break Beat Drum Lesson

The Amen Break Drum Beat Learn the Amen Break - One of the most sampled grooves in history The Amen Break is a four bar passage of music from the song Amen Brother which was recorded as an instrumental track by The Winstons. It was released as a B-side to the track Color Him Father in 1969. But from this unsuspecting B-side arose a drum break which was to become one of the most sampled drum breaks in the history of recorded music. It was to become the foundation of a new genre of music. It was to have an impact that…
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Take Five Drum Beat

Take Five Drum Beat

Take Five Drum Beat Lesson Learn Joe Morello's Take Five Drum Beat   It's time to learn the Take Five drum beat people, and that's a good thing. If you're here reading this then you probably already know about Joe Morello's drum beat in the Dave Brubeck classic track 'Take Five'. If you don't then that's also cool because you're about to discover something very special which can help your drumming in so many ways. The tune was composed by the sax player in the band Paul Desmond and he performed that prominent sax melody as part of Dave Brubeck's pioneering…
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Black Hole Sun Drum Breakdown

Black Hole Sun Drum Breakdown

Black Hole Sun Drum Breakdown Here we dissect Soundgarden's Black Hole Sun Drum Part Below is a drum lesson that breaks down the Black Hole Sun drum part for the bridge section on this Soundgarden classic track. Matt Cameron is at his best on drums here navigating a sneakily difficult section of music with creative brilliance and ease. It was tragic that Chris Cornell recently passed away but his legacy is great and it inspires to revisit some of those great tracks that his distinctive rock vocals were on. And with Matt Cameron laying it down solidly behind him, Soundgarden…
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