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drums lesson #4

For this lesson we will merge the work of lesson 1 and 3 with lesson 2.
First, make a revise of lesson2. And complete the first rhythm of this lesson, that goes with cymbal on each beats and a bass drum on the first beat, with a snare drum on the third beat.

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-- -- -- -- PATTERN 1 -- -- -- --

Tempo : 80bpm

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04-ex05

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

The next step is about linking two times this rhythm with two bars with only snare drum. Just to complicate things a little bit, only the ride cymbal is written you have to complete with the snare drum and the bass drum at the right place.

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

Tempo : 80bpm

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04-ex01

   |1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|
CY |x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|--------|--------|
SD |--------|--------|o-o-o---|o-o---o-|

   |1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|
CY |x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|--------|--------|
SD |--------|--------|o---o-o-|o-------|

   |1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|
CCY |x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|--------|--------|
SD |--------|--------|o-o-oooo|o---o-o-|

   |1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|
CY |x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|--------|--------|
SD |--------|--------|oooooooo|o-o-o---|

-- -- -- -- EXERCISE 2 -- -- -- --

Tempo : 80bpm

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04-ex02

   |1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|
CY |x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|--------|--------|
SD |--------|--------|ooooo-o-|ooooooo-|

   |1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|
CY |x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|--------|--------|
SD |--------|--------|o---oooo|o-ooo-o-|

   |1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|
CY |x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|--------|--------|
SD |--------|--------|ooo---oo|o-o-ooo-|

   |1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|
CY |x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|--------|--------|
SD |--------|--------|o---o---|ooooo---|

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

Tempo : 80bpm

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04-ex03

   |1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|
CY |x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|--------|--------|
SD |--------|--------|ooooo-oo|ooo-oooo|

   |1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|
CY |x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|--------|--------|
SD |--------|--------|o-ooo-o-|ooo-o-oo|

   |1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|
CY |x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|--------|--------|
SD |--------|--------|o-ooooo-|o-ooooo-|

   |1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|
CY |x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|--------|--------|
SD |--------|--------|o---ooo-|ooo---o-|

-- -- -- -- EXERCISE 4 -- -- -- --

Tempo : 80bpm

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04-ex04

   |1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|
CY |x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|--------|--------|
SD |--------|--------|o---oooo|ooo-o-o-|

   |1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|
CY |x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|--------|--------|
SD |--------|--------|o-o-ooo-|o-o-o-oo|

   |1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|
CY |x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|--------|--------|
SD |--------|--------|o-ooo-oo|o-ooo-oo|

   |1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|
CY |x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|--------|--------|
SD |--------|--------|ooo-ooo-|ooo-ooo-|

Now you can choose one of the following rhythm and make variations in the previous exercises.

-- -- -- -- PATTERN 2 -- -- -- --

Tempo : 80bpm

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04-ex06

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

-- -- -- -- PATTERN 3 -- -- -- --

Tempo : 80bpm

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04-ex07

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

-- -- -- -- PATTERN 4 -- -- -- --

Tempo : 80bpm

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04-ex08

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

-- -- -- -- PATTERN 5 -- -- -- --

Tempo : 80bpm

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04-ex09

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

-- -- -- -- PATTERN 6 -- -- -- --

Tempo : 80bpm

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04-ex10

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

-- -- -- -- PATTERN 7 -- -- -- --

Tempo : 80bpm

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04-ex11

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

-- -- -- -- PATTERN 8 -- -- -- --

Tempo : 80bpm

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04-ex12

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

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