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

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HH |x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-|
Exercise 1 lesson 6 with hi-hat open on upbeats.
Tempo : 72
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HH |x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-|
SD |----o-------o---|
BD |o-------o-------|
Exercise 2 lesson 6 with hi-hat open on upbeats.
Tempo : 72
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HH |x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-|
SD |----o-o-----o---|
BD |o-------o-------|
Exercise 3 lesson 6 with hi-hat open on upbeats.
Tempo : 72
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HH |x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-|
SD |----o-------o---|
BD |o-------o-o-----|
Exercise 10 lesson 6 with hi-hat open on upbeats.
Tempo : 72
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HH |x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-|
SD |----o-------o---|
BD |o-----o-o-------|
Exercise 1 lesson 9 with hi-hat open on upbeats.
Tempo : 72
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HH |x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-|
SD |----o-------o---|
BD |o---------o-----|
Exercise 3 lesson 9 with hi-hat open on upbeats.
Tempo : 72
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HH |x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-|
SD |----o-------o---|
BD |o-----o---------|
Exercise 6 lesson 9 with hi-hat open on upbeats.
Tempo : 72
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HH |x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-|
SD |----o-------o---|
BD |--o-----o-------|
Exercise 10 lesson 9 with hi-hat open on upbeats.
Tempo : 72
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HH |x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-|
SD |------o-----o---|
BD |o-------o-------|
Variation with a single open hi-hat.
Tempo : 72
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HH |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o-|
SD |----o-------o---|
BD |o-------o-o-----|
Variation with a single open hi-hat.
Tempo : 72
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HH |x-x-x-x-x-o-x-x-|
SD |----o-------o---|
BD |o-----o-o-------|