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How to Play drum and bass beats like Questlove from The Roots

May 3, 2010 06:42 PM
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In this how to video, you will learn how to play drum and bass beats like Questlove. You must work to become consistent at 8th notes. A good way to do this is alternating hands. Do this by alternating between the hi-hat an snare drum. Practice until you can play this really fast. These drum and bass beats are just funk beats sped up. Start out with a simple beat and add grace notes in between the 8th notes of the hi-hat. Slowly speed this up. You can try taking the snare hit at beat 4 and the bass drum at beat 1 and move them a half a beat. This will add a drum and bass feel to the beat. You can add in a fill every four measures. Remember, stay relaxed, as these beats are not as complicated as they sound.

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