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BEATS OF TONY ALLEN
By Anil $ahin6z
Written by Anil Sahinoz 2014
Cover Design by Kaan Ficici
Edit by Luke Baumgartner
Includes autobiographical information from the book of Michael Veal: “Tony Allen An
Autobiography of the Master Drummer of Afrobeat” ISBN: 978-0-8223-5577-9 / 978-0-8223-
55985
Title: Afrobeat Drumming
Author: Anil Sahinéz
Publisher: Smashwords, Inc.
ISBN: 9781310269158
All Rights reserved
would like to dedicate this book my dear spouse,
Renata
and our litle daughter Nurisa.
Anil Sahinoz
2 pages left in chapter 3minsCONTENTS
- Afrobeat Example 1 (First pattern of Afrobeat)
- Sorrow Tears and Blood
- No Agreement
- Go Slow
- Upside Down
- Mister Follow Follow
- Fear not for Man
= Opposite People
- Power Show
- Colonial Mentality
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- Shakarar
- Shakaraz
- Shakara3
- Path to Wisdom.
- Darker Side of Night
- Three Continents
- Calling
= Don’t Fight
- Every Season
- Home Cooking
- Kindness
- What's Your Fashion
- Crazy Afrobeat
- Eparabo
- Think About It
+ One Three
- Olokun
+ City Girl
= Secret Agent
-Tjo
- Swift
= Celebrate
- Busy Body
- Nina Lowo
- Ladyt
+ Lady
+ Love Is a Natural Feeling
- Expensive Shit
- Water No Get Enemy
= Progress
= Go Back
- Zombie
= Road Safety
- Dog Eat Dog
- Pansa Pansa
- Equilasation Trouser and Pant
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3mins- Sinuhe
- Moving On
- Tiger's Skip
- Ewa
= Jealousy
- Hustler
- Afro Disco Beat
- Bibliography
Lmin1 page left in chapter LminINTRODUCTION
This book is basically about decoding and notating the grooves of master drummer Tony
Allen. In this book you will find many various notations of records that Allen played using
the aftobeat style which was invented by him.
Michael Veal, writer of the autobiography of Tony Allen, depicts in his wonderful book:
“Tony Allen, the rhythmic engine of Fela Kutis Afrobeat. Allen embraced the drum set,
rather than African handheld drums, early in his career, when drum kits were rare in
Africa." Also legendary Fela Kuti is known for saying " Without of Tony Allen there would
be no Afrobeat!" Well, anyone interested in afrobeat drumming you may have realized that
it is a shame that itis next to impossible to find any afrobeat book among the hundreds of
great method books.
Thave been working on analyzing and deciphering aftobeat for more than five years. After
much analyses and study, finally this method book born. I am convinced You will see that
playing your drums with such kind of mental approach is going to improve your musi-
cianship by playing with more expression and coordination. Play more like making chords
as a guitar or piano... Not in harmonies but with drums; In the same way that making
chords on a guitar or piano (uses more than one note at a time) you will learn to play your
drum kit with perfect four-imb coordination!
In my personal career I have discovered that I can accompany many genres of music
with my drumset by using afrobeat techniques which relate easily to any type of music. In
other words, with this style of playing you can play with perfect feel and unity with your
band mates!
During the preparation of this book I used a “step by step" way to find the main groove.
You can reach the complex beats of afrobeat in 4 or more steps easily. If you find it hard to
coordinate in with your four limbs, you should practicing by slowing down the tempo. After
you feel comfortable with the beat that you working on, play along withthe original record,
so that you can get the main purpose of afrobeat drumming, which is in a total unity with
the what other instruments doing. I believe that every serious drummer should learn and
integrate afrobeat tecniques for a more musical knowledge and sophistication.
In the words of Brian Eno : "Tony Allen is the greatest living drummer as far as I'm
concerned!" Anil Sahindz
BEFORE YOU START
L.TRYTO FIND MORE VARIATIONS: After you feel comfortable with the part you are prac-
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ticing you can try to make some other variations-To do this I recommend to start with just
one part of the drum-set (like snare), and than try to add your ideas piece by piece. If you try
to combine two or three parts from the set, sound may become more different than the orig-
inal groove. In other words, try to keep the main feel of the groove and embellish it with little
changes. You can also try to find some other variations by removing some parts of the exam-
ple that you are working on.
2TRYTO ADD SOME ACCENTS / GHOST NOTES: While I preparing this book I tried to
deciphere the main rhythms of afrobeat. Trying to notate a comprehensive drum sheet for
Tony Allen is really next to impossible. On this point we can think like we are observing a
master jazz drummer. Although you can analyze the main beat, you would see the drummer
changes his expression, dynamics or accents in some measures, even though he is playing
the same beat. So we look to afrobeat drumming in same manner. After you feel comfortable
the beat try to add some accents or ghost notes. Again, try to add different dynamics stroke by
stroke.When you feel like you found a nice accent, try to vary more accents or ghost note over
that pattern you found. You can try to add some accents / ghost notes on the snare drum
parts, bass drum parts or even cymbal parts...
3. COMBINE THE VARIATIONS: You can start to make two measured beats by trying to
combine two variations of a song. Then you can start to make more complex beats, like four
measured beats that consist of two or more variations. Try to make your own forms like in
the same way that song forms AABA ABBA AAAB or more are used.
4. KEEP THE FOOT OSTINATOS AND CREATE SOME FILLS ON THEM: As it written in
theheading, keep your foot ostinato and try to add some feels with toms and snare drums
over it. If you are experienced with polyrhythms you can do some 6 over 4 kind of fills or
more simply you can make your fills with staight or syncopated 16th. notes. If you feel
uncomfortable with keeping the bass drum and hichat pedal stable, I suggest to just keep
your hi-hat pedal ostinato and
try to make some fills over it
5. PLAY ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL TRACKS: This
and joyful part of the method. As you start to play along with the track you will realise how
the most important, benefi
afrobeat drumming’s interconnectedness with other instruments, Of course it is also really
fun playing with great musicians. Sometimes you will see the richness of the rhythms by
the relation with drumset and the other drums; shekeres, djembes, clave, other percussion
and of course with guitars and bass. Polyrhythms that are created between drum-set and
percussions are really very valuable for your observation. If you uncomfortable with the
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tempo of the original records, start at a slower tempo by just practicing with metronome.
Gradually increase your tempo and after you reach the originaltempo you can evenpractice
at a higher tempo. If you can play faster than the original tempo, when you slow down you
will feel more comfortable with it.
Afrobeat Example 1
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‘Start with the hichat pattern, Practice it until you get a Mowing feel between the relation with hi-hat pedal sound and regular closed
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‘Next, add to bass drum parts on the beat | and 3.
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Sorrow Tears and Blood
Again, star with the hi-hat part. Although the master, Tony Allen, varies this hi-hat patterns very richly in this song. this + 919
‘aning cymbal ostnate can give you an idca about main groove of the beat.
“Tt. 4.
‘Next we are going to add the bass drums again, Don't forget o start with a tempo that you can easily get the main combinations
and practice with a metronome.
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Now let's add to hichat pedal strokes that gives an unique taste 1 affobeat rhythms. We start wit &’s of beat | and 3. Ifyou are
not use your lef oot in general please take your time and practice this pattem slowly. Ifyou sil feel not comforable withthe
‘main flow, just practice the two foot pattem by itself. Then just practice the hi-at pattem that consists of lea hand and
foot sirokes as seen in. After practicing these two, ty to play fall ofthe pattem again, Don't forget to slat slowly. You can begin
“without a metronome if you fel uncomfonable when practicing but after your muscle memory gets the combination, start using
ametronome again.
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[Now we finalize the main groove ofthe beat by adding snare drum melody in beat. You can try to vary snare and hat melodies
as you go futher in the rythm.
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No Agreement
‘Start with dhe main hi-hat pattern
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‘Now it stim to add hi-hat foot strokes inal off-beats. When you stat to ply the pattem over moderato tempos you will realize
‘that you get an unintentionally oecuring kind of reverse open hichat sound onthe & of beat 4. Don't sce this asa mistake but use this
852 more natural, orpanic flowing sound as you ply the patter, You can also hear the same sound in the recording ofthe song
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With the snare drum par. you reach the main drums groove forthe "No Agreement”
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4 Go Slow
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‘This cymbal pater might seem like a 2-4 measured beat at first but we ae going change this with he hi-hat pedal strokes.
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Add pedal strokes tothe &’s of beat 2,3, and 4.
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Finalise the pattern with the snare parts, Dorit hesisate to try 1o erate some new snare melodies over this ostinato. Analyze the
recording of song and try 10 catch Tony Allen’s approach tothe varying the pater. This one is just a litle picce from the beats
‘oF the song. With many ofthe other examples in this book, you can think inthe same way. For further explanation see "Tips
For Altemative Rhythmic Expressions” page at the beginning of method.
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‘Ada the hisat foot stoke on the & of beat.
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With the snare part we will complete the fist variation ofthis rhythm, Ifyou ar having trouble with playing all oF the boat
once, uy to play the beat with regular Sth note cymbal pater (1&2 & 3&4 &), After that try to reach the pattem beat by beat
first start with ev patter on beat with I and play the rest as regular St’. Take your time and proggress slowly. As you get the
beat play it uit becomes easy to memorize
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Mister Follow Follow ‘hor
‘Keep the practice this eymbal part until you feel comfortable, specially when playing with a metronome,
2s
‘Addthis basic bass drum walking.
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‘Keep the practice this eymbal part until you feel comfortable, specially when playing with a metronome,
2s
‘Addthis basic bass drum walking.
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Fear Not For Man 7
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Start with this cymbal pattem,
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‘Add hi-hat foot on the & of 1.
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Second snare drum variation. Afler you get comfortable ths. try to play two bar pattem with the frst variation. Then try wo play
' four bar pattem that consists of Unee bar of variation | and one bar of variation 2.
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‘And off course we wil finish the par with off beats that filled with hi-hat foot pater, You can try to vary this version by playing
‘wit the second snare drum variation
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8 Opposite People
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Begin with the hi-hat par.
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Power Show 9
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‘This one is one of the rare afiobeat pattern which corresponds with the back beat feeling with snare pars, Start with
cymbal pattem again.
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‘Ada the bass drum ostinatos. Observe its relation with hi-hat pedal again and practice until you feel confident with your
eet strokes
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‘Add the snare parts on the back beat
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‘To give more energy to this song. master Allen adds more hichat tricks to the beat. Inthe first variation, he adds pedal strokes
inthe all off beats,
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[Now lets add open hichat strokes on the beat | and 3
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First cymbal pattem on the beginning of this unique beat. Later, master changes the cymbal melodies but on the
beginning ofthe song he used this hi-hat part.
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Again in the beginning. &’s of2 and 4 is supported with hi-hat pedal strokes
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Brilliantly used wiple kick ostinatos defines this beat's main feeling and groove.
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‘Snare part completes the patter. This is first variation ofthe beat. Take your time to make this bet flowing well with groove,
‘After you get comfortable with this you ean stat to find more ideas about this unique structure of afkobeat,
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Now wehave snake ic eye cymbal pte
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This pattem is really tough! onthe beat 2 and 4 we just apply hi-hat foot srokes for cymbal sound and on the beat and 3 we
use our leader hand. Ifyou have hard time to ereate all of the pattern once start with eymbals part again, Then istly ad bass
drum ostinatos and finally complet it with the snare strokes. Do not forget o start relly slow
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Selfish Gene "
‘Add hi-hat pedal strokes on ofbcats,
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‘Ada bass drum stokes.
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First variation with snare drum. Don't stat the sceond variation
uns you play the fist one clearly
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‘Second variation with snare drum.
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Shakara - Groove |
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‘This isthe beat at the beginning of the epic song of Fela Kui & Africa 70. Master Allen stans with avery unique groove again that
‘makes the song put a one ofthe Kut’s masterpiece. Observe the song good and listen how Allen integrate drums w
ins:
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the other
ents, Start with the hi-hat pater.
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‘Add bass drum strokes again,
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First variation withthe snare deur,
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Last variation of the frst part of Shakar.
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Shakara - Groove 2
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‘Second Groove from the Shakara Start with the hi-hat ostinato
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‘Add the hi-hat pedal strokes,
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Bass drum strokes.
First variation with snare drum.
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‘Second variation of ths tasty groove,
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1 fast snare drum beat we will complete second groove of Shakara. But don't hesitate to observe the song, those are just
‘some beats that I found on the the song, so you can find many ather beats as well.
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4 Shakara - Groove 3
‘Stam withthe same hishat paiem as in Shakara groove 2
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‘Ada the bass drum pattem again,
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Path to Wisdom Is
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Complete the hichat groove.
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‘Next, we are going 10 the add bass drum pattem again, That should be not very uafamiliar wth your muscle memory from the
Shakara Groove 2 exercise. Walch out it's relation with hi-hat pattern,
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‘Begin to ada the snare drum strokes.
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Complete the groove with its full snare pattern,
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16 Darker Side of Night
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Star withthe Hichat par.
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Complete the hi-hat ostinato,
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‘Ada the bass drum strokes.
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Variation 3
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Three Continents "
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Complete the Hi-hat part.
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‘Ada the bass drum stokes,
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Variation 2
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Variation 3 (Once more, you can find many other possibilities tht the Master, Tony Allen, used inthis record.)
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18 Calling ja
‘Start withthe cymbal pattern. Ths time you can play withthe ride cymbal because mostly ride cymbal used in this tune
You can also try to play all ofthe grooves hi-hat eymbal parts as ride eymbal pattern in this book, this gives another sound.
and taste, specially hi-hat foot strokes and hand eymbal stokes go well together.
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This time we have two hi-hat pedal strokes that located on beat 3 and & of 4
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‘Add the bass drum pattem.
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Don't Fight 19
‘Sart withthe hi-hat pattern again. Take your time with patience and stan slow.
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‘Add the hirhat pedal stroke, his ime we try 1 adda 16th note on the “a” of beat 3. You will ear a different kind of open hi-hat
‘sound which is occured unintentionally. Try to fect that sound and add this beat to your muscle memory library You ean use this
‘sound very widely in all other styles that you played except Afroboat
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‘Bass drum pattems might seem bit of awkard at first maybe (specially if you haven’ listened the song yet) but you will ge its
function when we complete our patter. OF course lista to wonderful album of Tony Alle's "Home Cooking” wit this tune in
‘You will find grea other grooves like this one, Observe the recording and listen how unique is Allen's approach tothe drumset
again,
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” Every Season
First part of hi-hat pattern.
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‘Add the bass drum stokes.
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‘Adi the snare drum beats.
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‘Second variation wid hi-hat pedal. Play all ofthe eymbsl strokes with the ride eymbal as well, This gives more rich sound with
its special hicat foot storkes combined with ride eymbal
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Las variation with the hihat pedal. After you fel comfortable with playing this three variation, try to make some 2 bar and 4 bar
patierns with them all,
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21
Home Cooking
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‘Start with the hichat part again,
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We have one hi-hat pedal stroke on the & of |
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This bass drum patter is frequently used in aftobeat.
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Stor with this very unique cymbal pater,
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‘Complete the eymbal pattern by adding hi-hat foot on the beats 2 and 4,
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Here is fist variation
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beat and also play the same beat on the ride cymbal as well, keep
Variation 2 completes this tasty aftobeat groove. enjoy wi
dettha too
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Stor with this very unique cymbal pater,
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‘Complete the eymbal pattern by adding hi-hat foot on the beats 2 and 4,
mn
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[Algo bass drum note ae located onthe beats 2 and 4 like following,
Here is fist variation
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beat and also play the same beat on the ride cymbal as well, keep
Variation 2 completes this tasty aftobeat groove. enjoy wi
dettha too
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‘Start with frst part of eymbal patter,
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‘Complete the eymbal pattern.
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‘Start with hi-hat pattem.
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Variation 2
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Variation 4 Add one hi-hat pedal stroke on the & of 3. Practice this cymbal ostinato with all ofthe other variations too. Also
play the beaton the ride cymbal, keep the foot hi-hat part though
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36 Lady - Groove 1 J 102
Stan with the hi-hat pater,
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First bass drum pater.
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Now we stato practice frst snare drum variation,
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Second variation with the snare drum,
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Variation four oF the snare drum,
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Las variation withthe snare drum.
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Now we ada second bass drum stroke with this lst variation. You can practice this toss drum ostinato with the al ther variations
(of snare drum as wel
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‘Start with the hichat pattem once more.
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‘Complete the hi-hat pattem with its pedal stokes.
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Bass drum ostinato,
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‘Snare drum variation 1
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Variation 2
Vaiation 3
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‘Adal another hi-hat fat stroke on the & of beat 3.
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SEE
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Another hi-hat snare drum pattem. You can star over again from the exercise 205 to 208 with this hi-hat pattern and also wi
the snare drum pattem so that you have mare grooves ofthis unique beat, Dig the cpic recording by listening and ty 1 find
more grooves from the song.
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38 Love is a Natural Feeling J 108
‘Start with the hichat pater,
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You will get another kind of open hi-hat sound when you add this offbeat pedal strokes,
Concentrate on making your strokes on offbeats.
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‘To:me, this isa affobeat rhythm with alte rock fect in it with its bass drum strokes,
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Add snare drum beats.
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‘Start with hi-hat pan.
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‘Bass drum pattem is like following.
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‘Second Variation of bass drum patter,
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Variation 3
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‘This is a 12/8 bea, Star with hichat pattem,
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Bass drum pattern,
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‘Snare drum pattern.
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Variation 2
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Start wit the cymbal pater. This time main eymbal potter is altemating by taking one note out fom its pattern
Practice both ostinatos forall of the other practises for this tune. ¢ 105
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First variation of hi-hat pedal pattem.
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‘Second hi-hat variation. Practice that one also with all ofthe other variations Then try to create two bar pattems with this
‘v0 hichat pedal pattern, Make your combinations with the rest of the snare drum variations. OF course dent hesitate to create
‘Your own patters upon tis feet structure and en
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‘Start withthe eymbal pattern
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First variation of hi-hat pedal strokes.
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Now, add the bass drum strokes.
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Variation 1
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Variation 2
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Variation 3
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‘Variation 1
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‘Start with hi-hat pate.
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‘Add bass drum.
‘Add snare drum.
Variation 2
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Variation 3
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Start with hchat pr.
Ad hiat foot pattems on &'s of beat I and 3.
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‘Add bass drums with the "four onthe floor” approach at
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First variation with snare drum.
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the beat by doubling all ofthe bass drums to two 16th notes,
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First eymbal pattem.
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FELA KUTI & AFRICA 70 Moving On / Film of Life (2014)
Sorrow Tears and Blood (1977) Tiger's Skip / Film of Life (2014)
No Agreement (1977 Ewa/ Film of Life (2014)
Go Slow (1976) TONY ALLEN & JIMI TENOR
Upside Down (1976) Sinuhe / Inspiration Information, Vol. 4 (2009)
Mister Follow Follow (1977) Darker Side of Night / Inspiration Information,
Zombie (1977) Vol. 4 (2009)
Fear not for Man (1977) Three Continents / Inspiration Information,
Opposite People (1977) Vo. 4 (2009)
Power Show (1981)
Colonial Mentality (1977)
Shakara (1972)
Lady (1972)
Expensive Shit (1975)
Water No Get Enemy (1975)
Zombie (1977)
Dog Eat Dog (1977)
Pansa Pansa (1979)
Equalisation of Trouser and Pant (1977)
TONY ALLEN
Calling / Home Cooking (2002)
Don't Fight / Home Cooking (2002)
Every Season / Home Cooking (2002)
Home Cooking / Home Cooking (2002)
Kindness / Home Cooking (2002)
What's Your Fashion / Home Cooking (2002)
Crazy Afrobeat / Home Cooking (2002)
Eparabo / Home Cooking (2002)
One Tree / Lagos No Shaking (2006)
Olokun / Never Expect Power Abways (1988)
Secret Agent /Secret Agent (2009)
jo / Secret Agent (2009)
Swift /Secret Agent (2009)
Celebrate / Secret Agent (2009)
Busybody/ Secret Agent (2009)
Nina Lowo / Secret Agent (2009)
Love is a Natural Feeling / No Discrimination (1980)
Progress / Progress (1977)
Jealousy / Jealousy (1975)
Afro Disco Beat / Progress (1977)
Hustler / Jealousy (1975)
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