Notation Abbreviations

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Basic Notation
RC ride cymbal
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cup bell of ride cymbal
Crash crash cymbal
HH hi-hat cymbals
o open hi-hat (half open)
+ closed hi-hat
R right hand
L left hand
3T: -T- BD bass drum
( SD snare drum
Rim rim shot
I HT h¡gh tom tom
T-t: ;- MT middle tom tom
=- FT floor tom

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(Crash Cymbal Notation)

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§ sixteenth note

§ eighth note
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t quarter note

I I half note

o whole note

Examples of Drum Chart Notation

. Ride cymbal rhythm (right hand) as follows: [-]-T-1 ITn
(t ) Rock Beat (8th Note Beat)
. Snare drum rhythm (left hand) as follows: l J ¡ J
. Bass drum rhythm (right foot) as follows: I ' A I t l;
. Hi-hat rhythm using the hi-hat pedal (left foot) as follows: J i I I

. closed and open hi-hat rhythm as follows:

(2) HH Open & Close
( o:open hi-hat

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lndicates a crash cYmbal accent
(3) Crash Cymbal
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(4) Crash Mute Indicates to mute the cYmbal

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. Closed hi-hat rhythm as follows: M f l hl D
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HH . Rim click as follows: ! I

. Bass Drum rhythm as follows: I ¡ 0 l. ¡