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Greg@Sun
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Greg@Sun
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04/16/2014 11:42 pm
What do I listen to from drums and bass to determine beats/rhythym to play along? Snare, hi hat, kick, how do I relate how I've learned to count the beats out? Confused
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Jon Broderick
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Jon Broderick
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04/17/2014 12:01 am
Just about every jam track is in 4/4. 4 beats per measure.

The snare drum is almost always on 2 and 4, the bass is almost always on 1.

The "almost" is what makes music interesting :)


So if you consider the first bass drum you hear beat 1, and the first snare drum you hear beat 2, you can count to 4 from there and repeat.


Does that help?

Jon
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