drums lesson #31

This lesson is dedicated to the hi-hat open on upbeats, the second 8th note of a beat. The first step is the hi-hat played with the foot, like in the previous lesson #28, as a metronome.

To go further with this lesson you can play the etude "Reggae Jam" available at The Shop.

EXERCISE #1

Let's start with quater notes. The first one is played with the foot, then release the cymbals and play with the stick for the open sound on the next beat.

Tempo = 60bpm ; count in = 1234

31-ex01

|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-||
HH |----o-------o---||
HP |x-------x-------||

EXERCISE #2

Same exercice as before but in 8th notes this time : the first 8th is played with the foot the second is an open sound played with the stick.

Tempo = 60bpm ; count in = 1234

31-ex02

|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-||
HH |--o---o---o---o-||
HP |x---x---x---x---||

EXERCISE #3

This time we play the 3 sounds of the hi-hat : with the foot, closed with the stick and open with the stick.

Tempo = 60bpm ; count in = 1234

31-ex03

|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-||
HH |----x-o-----x-o-||
HP |x-------x-------||

EXERCISE #4

Now play the hi-hat with the foot same time you play the closed sound with the stick on the first 8th.

Tempo = 60bpm ; count in = 1234

31-ex04

|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-||
HH |x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-||
HP |x---x---x---x---||

EXERCISE #5

Exactly the same as exercise 4 but in its final printing version, we don't write the hi-hat foot anymore.

|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-||
HH |x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-||

EXERCISE #6

Exercise #1 lesson #6 with hi-hat open on upbeats.

Tempo = 72bpm ; count in = 1234

31-ex06

|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-||
HH |x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-||
SD |----o-------o---||
BD |o-------o-------||

EXERCISE #7

Exercise #2 lesson #6 with hi-hat open on upbeats.

Tempo = 72bpm ; count in = 1234

31-ex07

|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-||
HH |x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-||
SD |----o-o-----o---||
BD |o-------o-------||

EXERCISE #8

Exercise #3 lesson #6 with hi-hat open on upbeats.

Tempo = 72bpm ; count in = 1234

31-ex08

|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-||
HH |x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-||
SD |----o-------o---||
BD |o-------o-o-----||

EXERCISE #9

Exercise #10 lesson #6 with hi-hat open on upbeats.

Tempo = 72bpm ; count in = 1234

31-ex09

|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-||
HH |x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-||
SD |----o-------o---||
BD |o-----o-o-------||

EXERCISE #10

Exercise #1 lesson #9 with hi-hat open on upbeats.

Tempo = 72bpm ; count in = 1234

31-ex10

|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-||
HH |x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-||
SD |----o-------o---||
BD |o---------o-----||

EXERCISE #11

Exercise #3 lesson #9 with hi-hat open on upbeats.

Tempo = 72bpm ; count in = 1234

31-ex11

|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-||
HH |x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-||
SD |----o-------o---||
BD |o-----o---------||

EXERCISE #12

Exercise #6 lesson #9 with hi-hat open on upbeats.

Tempo = 72bpm ; count in = 1234

31-ex12

|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-||
HH |x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-||
SD |----o-------o---||
BD |--o-----o-------||

EXERCISE #13

Exercise #10 lesson #9 with hi-hat open on upbeats.

Tempo = 72bpm ; count in = 1234

31-ex13

|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-||
HH |x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-||
SD |------o-----o---||
BD |o-------o-------||

EXERCISE #14

Variation with a single open hi-hat.

Tempo = 72bpm ; count in = 1234

31-ex14

|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-||
HH |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o-||
SD |----o-------o---||
BD |o-------o-o-----||

EXERCISE #15

Variation with a single open hi-hat.

Tempo = 72bpm ; count in = 1234

31-ex15

|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-||
HH |x-x-x-x-x-o-x-x-||
SD |----o-------o---||
BD |o-----o-o-------||

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