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drums lesson #31

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

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-- -- -- -- EXERCISE 1 -- -- -- --

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

Tempo : 60

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31-ex01

    |1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-|
HH  |----o-------o---|
HHp |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 this the stick.

Tempo : 60

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31-ex02

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

-- -- -- -- EXERCISE 3 -- -- -- --

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

Tempo : 60

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31-ex03

    |1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-|
HH  |----x-o-----x-o-|
HHp |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 : 60

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31-ex04

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


31-ex05

    |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 : 72

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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 : 72

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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 : 72

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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 : 72

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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 : 72

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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 : 72

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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 : 72

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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 : 72

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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 : 72

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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 : 72

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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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