Swinging Sixteenth Notes

Lesson 7/31 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Rock Drums
Swinging Sixteenth Notes

Swinging Sixteenth Notes

Like eighth notes, it is possible to swing sixteenth notes by playing the first and third notes of the triplet grouping. Swung 16th rhythms are common in Funk, Hip-Hop and Rock which is influenced by these styles. Try swinging the two handed constant 16th hi-hat pattern you learned in lesson 7 and then play the following grooves.

This one uses a combination of eighths and swung 16ths on the hi-hats played by the right hand.

Here the hi-hat pattern uses only eighth notes and the extra sixteenths are played on the snare drum. Try swinging the sixteenths on some of the grooves you learned earlier in the book.

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Class Sessions

1- Developing Your Technique 2- Other Time Signatures 3- Note and Rest Values 4- The Triplet 5- Using Eighth Notes 6- Sixteenths on the Hi-Hats 7- Beats Using Sixteenth Notes 8- The Dotted Quarter Note 9- Sixteenth Notes 10- Playing the Open Hi-Hats 11- INTRODUCTION 12- Playing Fills 13- Performing in Public 14- Twelve Note Positions for Triplets 15- Syncopation and Independence 16- 16 Positions for Sixteenth Notes 17- Creating Your Own Variations 18- Rock Beats 19- Notes Used in Drum Beats 20- Parts of the Drumkit 21- Sixteenth Note Figures 22- Analyzing Drum Beats 23- Playing Notes Together 24- Snare Drum Control and Triplet Independence 25- Sitting Position 26- Counting Drum Beats 27- The Shuffle Rhythm 28- Drum Stick Grip 29- How to Read Music 30- The Sixteenth Note Triplet 31- Swinging Sixteenth Notes

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