Your presentation was brilliant in its simplicity. Buddy Rich used to say, "If you can't do it on one surface, you have no business trying to do it on more than one surface"
Amazing teaching ...I am doing these at the moment, they also help with Tears For Fears, Everybody wants to rule the world... This lesson is brilliant.. Thankyou very much Colin Chelmsford. Essex. UK
I’m an older drummer, haven’t been playing very long only a few years. I feel really connected to your teaching style and presentation of material. Thanks for putting this together!
I've seen some great breakdowns on the individual songs you referenced, but this by far is the most brilliant lesson on learning the hand pattern and applying it to ALL shuffle songs. If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime Also, I hope you take this as a complement, but "loved" you as "Mr. White" in Reservoir Dogs and "Winston Wolfe" in Pulp Fiction!
Wow! I have seen many videos on this type of shuffle. None that I have seen have ever explained the back-beat part of the pattern!! I can't thank you enough. I didn't realize it was basically a left-hand flam followed by a LH grace note Excellent explanation!!!! After watching this video I could actually play the pattern. I just have to "smooth" it out and get it 150 bpm and faster. Thank you!
Hey Walt, I am so thrilled that this video has cracked the code for you. When you break things down to the basic 'blueprint' things are usually not as difficult as they appear. Keep at it and you'll reach 150 bpm before you know it. Cheers!
I have never seen this good a breakdown and lesson on shuffling. I saw a couple of others but yours REALLY drove it home and made it *click*. With your talent for drumming and teaching, I'm amazed that you don't have WAY more subscribers. But you just gained another one.
Thank you so much or the kind words! I'm glad the video resonated with you. Subscriptions have slowed down because my video uploads have been less than usual in the past year. I moved and just got super busy gigging. However, I just uploaded a video on paradiddles yesterday and have 3 more coming soon. After that I plan to create more videos now that i am settled n my new location. Stay Tuned! Cheers!
Thank you Marco, one of the best teachings I have seen on UA-cam. Why? You break it down to the point until every step is clear and easily understood and then you build it up again. Extremely helpful to avoid mistakes when you learn without a teacher at your side.
Very late coming across this video and thankfully it has turned out to be perfect timing as I have just started to learn Fool in the Rain shuffle. What a great, clear and precise video! I was simply trying to learn the hi-hat / snare parts but noticed I couldn’t get that “smoothness” between my left and right hands. So now I am going to do this sticking exercise and hopefully make much quicker progress. Thanks for the great advice!
I love this. I can play Fool in the Rain but it literally took years of working on it. If I saw this before it would have taken MUCH less time. The next shuffle I want to learn is the Purdie shuffle. Now it will take less time and not be so intimidating. Thank you!!
What a great lesson and so we’ll explained. I have a question, I only play matched grip AND open handed which means I play the hi hat with my left hand and play a ride cymbal on my left side too. This is all on a regular four piece right handed kit. I’m assuming that the sticking you mentioned RLRRLR can then just be reverse to left hand on hi hat and right hand on snare so LRLLRL. What do you think? Thanks for a great lesson.
I have just started to learn Fool in Rain and I am struggling to get that smooth groove. Coming across this video just now has probably saved me a lot of time. And at 68 I don’t know how much time I have left. 😜
This was a great lesson! I had worked hard on learning the Bernard Purdie shuffle but never got it smooth enough to make use of it. (That was a long, LONG time ago!) Wish I had known about this then. Makes me want to crack open the Syncopation book I have and use it to work on patterns from it!
Hey Michael, thanks for chiming in! It's never too late. Why not give it a shot? With what's going on these days, we need to stay occupied to get through this. If you do decide to give it a try, please keep me posted
Really appreciate your support. It inspires me to put out more content that will help other drummers out. I am planning on recording a bunch of videos end of Mar while my wife is away for 10 days. So stay tuned! Cheers!
@@WholeLottaDrummingone year later ! My shuffle is getting good! Your shuffle is still the best ! This video should be seen by every drummer at every level .. and should have a gazillion likes.. this method is gold… you play all these different shuffles , off the cuff, no music comping but it’s all smooth even, powerful , clean as can be Thankyou so much ! I appreciate these videos ! 🥁😎
Hi Whole Lotta Drumming , thanks for the easy to understand tutorial. This was the first time I have seen one of your video's and just became a subscriber.
Great video! I have been using a similar method to learn shuffles since its a weak spot of mine. The way this technique can be generalized really demystifies learning complex grooves. Thanks!
I don't know how I found this video. I think I went on some Bernard Purdie rabbit hole. This is one of the best videos I've ever seen on an instructional basis. I mean, ever. It's a very well thought out process you create and a very easy one to follow. And it honestly feels like you're just hanging out dropping some knowledge in the most unpretentious way. Subscribed. Looking forward to more videos. Great job
Man, great job. And no slight air of pretentiousness... I could have used you during the covid lockdowns. Spent 7 months woodshedding weaknesses and swinging in space between the quarter note Tony Williams ride pattetns😢.. fuking name it. WAR, Marvin Gaye, Tupac & Gil Scot Heron my 4 daily warn up songs...5 to 15 hours a day in my studio. I don't know what level you call it but turn on the studio engineer everybody hit the next one .. but that Bernard purdie s*** ... The second half of the ghost note pattern was just killing me .. Which sucked because I was killing the middle part of Fool in the Rain with 1 large Jamba drums bg my hi hat Downtown Rob Brown, 8020 guy, the young dude and... you are my go UA-cam gotos when I'm stuck on something.
Ive been trying to learn these shuffles from reading the notated music scores. Watching your methods just shot my theory practices like a t94 tank being hit by a manpad.
Great video, I'm working on fooln the rain , started with Babylon sisters, that's Perdie,next n the progression is Rosanna, that's precaro your video helped alot especially how easily you played ghost notes thanks Mike da plumbr drummer
ok, this is absolutely the best way to nail this shuffle. It's brilliant by it's simplicity, unbelievable! Happy days, thanx Marco! Eh...I subscribed btw. Greetz from The Netherlands.
Thats the key. Once you can get around that, you'll be on your way. Practise slowly for a while until you are comfortable then increase tempo very gradually. Good Luck! Keep me posted with your progress
Loved the breakdown and how you approached this. Very good and makes sense. Can’t help to ask cuz the snare sounds super good, what’s the magic behind that? Overtones are minimal sustain is perfect and the tone is nice. Is it a brass shell? Can you drop your shell, heads and tensioning configuration for us? Thanks again
That is a copper snare from Yamaha. I love copper because it has the warmth of wood and does not deafen you like a typical metal snare. I've had it for almost 20 years now. It will go with me in my grave :). Thanks for chiming in. Cheers!
You asked "so what’s going on here?" --well I will tell you sir. YOU ARE BY FAR THE BEST TEACHER IVE COME ACROSS. You distill what the origins are for grooves that we had a hard time playing. FANTASTIC video. It’s crazy I made a excellent living as a session drummer in Hollywood in the 80’s . If I had you as a teacher back then I would have been an "A’ list guy instead of "B-" guy. I can’t wait to start practicing again. It’s been 30 years, and now I’m excited for the first time in decades to break out my kit to mess around . A very big thank you!!! Oh and by the way I have ALWAYS sucked on shuffles and just did sessions that really did t need it except on one album . I got lucky and it sounded great but I was sweating. It’s called Memphis Blues Again by Moon Martin. ua-cam.com/video/CtRztc8qdko/v-deo.html recorded in 1992. Minor hit in France
Thank you for the kind words! I am so glad that you are getting back at it. Drumming is wonderful! and btw, your shuffle on that tune is rock solid!! Nice Job!!
Thank you sir. Again I got real lucky on that shuffle track and the engineer was awesome at drum sounds. Compressed and gated snare drum several times to be pretty big and even. The Gatling made me sound more even in dynamics than I really played :-) Just started playing with a worship band in church. It’s pretty rickety group but feels good to be playing again. Going to start to re listen to your videos and practice since I can now have a place to try them out on. I still think you’re the best out there as you make actually grasping a new concept understandable AND able to use. You sir are a genius and I do NOT toss that word around lightly.
Man, I m becoming impressed witha couple of Canadian drum educators. Both you and Rob Brown , aside from being excellent drummers, make your lessons easily understandable w/o over stating what you’re trying to get across. Very refreshing in this digital world of overkill online drummers, some that may cause more damage than good because they “ think “ they’re hot and they can throw a video together and post it online . I have watched several lessons on this Purdie type shuffle but something never clicked for me to make it sound right until following this lesson of yours and I think you’ve helped me figure it out here. There’s hope after all for my Purdie based shuffle ! So I just thought I d send some gratitude and appreciation for what you do. And that stain on yer pants? What stain ? My eyes were completely drawn to that stunningly beautiful copper snare lol. That thing also sounds as good as it looks. Who built that ? I can’t make out the badge . Thanks
Hey Billy, thank you so much for the kind words. It was touching. I am new to the UA-cam world and it's comments like this that inspire me and reminds me that I am on the right track in delivering content that helps drummers. Regarding the snare, that is a Yamaha Copper snare. I used to work in a drum store back in the 90's and early 2000's. I picked it up then. It's been my go to snare for so many years. I only use it for the videos now. As far as the Purdie shuffle goes, please keep me posted on your progress. Cheers!!
Hi. Thanks for watching! It's a Yamaha Copper snare with nouveau lugs. Bought it in the mid 90's. Don't think they make that one any more. The throw off recently busted so I had a drum repair guy replace it and it sounds better than ever now. Cheers!
Hey Fred. You are correct. Not every shuffle has ghost notes. In this video, it's the ghost notes that are featured especially for the Purdie shuffle. I will consider making a video for shuffles in in general in the future. Thanks! Cheers!
Silly question but I’m still going to ask…. Is the song “ Detroit Rock City “ by KISS based on a shuffle groove?! I love that song! Great job on this video and I enjoyed watching this! Thanks 🙏
Yes it is a shuffle, but it sounds like the drummer is playing quarter notes on the hi hats instead of the swinging shuffle pattern. I am glad you enjoyed the video. Sorry for the delayed reply. Cheers!
It's definitely a shuffle feel, but it sounds like he is playing straight quarter notes with his hi hat right hand. It's his kick and snare that is shuffling
Hello. Thanks for chiming in! Yes Swiss army triplet definitely will help develop the ability to do these kind of shuffles. But I must confess, what is the 2nd sticking of the Swiss Army Triplet? Very curious.
Your lectures don’t make sense to beginners. You don’t have to show off, we know what you’re capable of. All we need is to teach us the ‘basic and slow way of doing things”…. You know what I mean
Hey Jarrett. Thanks for chiming in. You are correct most of the content i deliver is not for beginners. They are more for intermediate to advanced drummers. My hope for beginners is that they can still enjoy the videos and hopefully inspire them to practise and continue to develop. as far as showing off, I think it is always important to show what something sounds like at an advanced level. This gives the viewers an idea what the end game is. However, your point is well taken and i will do my best to add some content for beginners. Once again, thanks for chiming in. It's much apreciated. Cheers!
Oh please. He could be wearing Speedos as far as I'm concerned. If I learn something from him, what does a stain on his pants have to do with it. Answer: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!!
I'm sorry sir, please don't be offended. Are you brothers with Joe Pesci? 😣😰If it's true, I will practice all my strength to practice this shuffle🥁💪 because I'm afraid you'll bury me alive in the cornfield if I fail to do the shuffle😱
@@WholeLottaDrumming Sir, I have succeeded in doing the half shuffle Thank you for the lesson. God Bless you. Best regard from kuta Bali (indonesia)❤🥁💪
Your presentation was brilliant in its simplicity. Buddy Rich used to say, "If you can't do it on one surface, you have no business trying to do it on more than one surface"
Wow! Konrad, thanks so much! I love that quote. I may use it on a future video
Amazing teaching ...I am doing these at the moment, they also help with Tears For Fears, Everybody wants to rule the world...
This lesson is brilliant..
Thankyou very much
Colin
Chelmsford.
Essex. UK
I’m an older drummer, haven’t been playing very long only a few years. I feel really connected to your teaching style and presentation of material. Thanks for putting this together!
Hello! Thank you so much for the kind comment. I am so glad you are getting something from these videos. Cheers!
Almost every other drum teacher insists on trying to blind you with science. This was perfect. Well done!
Thanks so much Nick! Really appreciate the comment!
Very Cool...no ego... just some real good teaching. Thank you.
Thanks, i'm glad you enjoyed it
Love the simplicity of your lessons. Would love to see a breakdown on ZZ Top’s The Grange .
I have to give that a listen sometime
I never seen most clear shuffle class before on the internet. You've opened my mind.🥁🔥🔥🔥🔥
I am so glad it has helped you. Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
hell yea! I like this guys teaching style. Clearly he's got chops too. FINALLY I'm a shufflin' fool!
I've seen some great breakdowns on the individual songs you referenced, but this by far is the most brilliant lesson on learning the hand pattern and applying it to ALL shuffle songs.
If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime
Also, I hope you take this as a complement, but "loved" you as "Mr. White" in Reservoir Dogs and "Winston Wolfe" in Pulp Fiction!
Hey Tony. I am so glad it resonated with you. That is so important to me. What ever I can do to help my fellow drummer. Cheers!
That was great! Thank you brutha!
This guy is a very good teacher/ player
Thank you Charles! Cheers!
Wow! I have seen many videos on this type of shuffle. None that I have seen have ever explained the back-beat part of the pattern!!
I can't thank you enough. I didn't realize it was basically a left-hand flam followed by a LH grace note Excellent explanation!!!!
After watching this video I could actually play the pattern. I just have to "smooth" it out and get it 150 bpm and faster. Thank you!
Hey Walt, I am so thrilled that this video has cracked the code for you. When you break things down to the basic 'blueprint' things are usually not as difficult as they appear. Keep at it and you'll reach 150 bpm before you know it. Cheers!
Thank you for your brilliant tuto. It makes me feel i really can do it, even being a very beginner for drums. 😊
Terrific lesson. Will check out your other videos. Thank you!
Thanks for watching and for your support. Greatly appreciated!
Excellent video. Thanks
Thank you so much. This was the missing piece I needed! I'm also a subscriber now.
Hey Robert. So glad it was helpful. And thank you for your support. Comments like this makes me look forward to making more videos. Cheers!
I have never seen this good a breakdown and lesson on shuffling. I saw a couple of others but yours REALLY drove it home and made it *click*.
With your talent for drumming and teaching, I'm amazed that you don't have WAY more subscribers. But you just gained another one.
Thank you so much or the kind words! I'm glad the video resonated with you. Subscriptions have slowed down because my video uploads have been less than usual in the past year. I moved and just got super busy gigging. However, I just uploaded a video on paradiddles yesterday and have 3 more coming soon. After that I plan to create more videos now that i am settled n my new location. Stay Tuned! Cheers!
Great lesson!!
Thank you Marco,
one of the best teachings I have seen on UA-cam. Why? You break it down to the point until every step is clear and easily understood and then you build it up again. Extremely helpful to avoid mistakes when you learn without a teacher at your side.
Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Cheers!
Good explanation 👍
Very late coming across this video and thankfully it has turned out to be perfect timing as I have just started to learn Fool in the Rain shuffle.
What a great, clear and precise video! I was simply trying to learn the hi-hat / snare parts but noticed I couldn’t get that “smoothness” between my left and right hands.
So now I am going to do this sticking exercise and hopefully make much quicker progress.
Thanks for the great advice!
I love this. I can play Fool in the Rain but it literally took years of working on it. If I saw this before it would have taken MUCH less time. The next shuffle I want to learn is the Purdie shuffle. Now it will take less time and not be so intimidating. Thank you!!
Hey Alex. Thanks for watching and I am glad it's been helpful!
What a great lesson and so we’ll explained. I have a question, I only play matched grip AND open handed which means I play the hi hat with my left hand and play a ride cymbal on my left side too. This is all on a regular four piece right handed kit. I’m assuming that the sticking you mentioned RLRRLR can then just be reverse to left hand on hi hat and right hand on snare so LRLLRL. What do you think? Thanks for a great lesson.
I have just started to learn Fool in Rain and I am struggling to get that smooth groove.
Coming across this video just now has probably saved me a lot of time. And at 68 I don’t know how much time I have left. 😜
This was a great lesson! I had worked hard on learning the Bernard Purdie shuffle but never got it smooth enough to make use of it. (That was a long, LONG time ago!) Wish I had known about this then. Makes me want to crack open the Syncopation book I have and use it to work on patterns from it!
Hey Michael, thanks for chiming in! It's never too late. Why not give it a shot? With what's going on these days, we need to stay occupied to get through this. If you do decide to give it a try, please keep me posted
I spent the last week trying to get the shuffle . Was almost defeated till I came cross your lesson what a game changer. Thank you👍🏻
I'm so happy it helped. Thanks for watching! Cheers!
Great lesson! Thanks!
Thank you! glad you enjoyed it! Cheers!
my new favorite drum channel!
Thank you for your support! Cheers!
Nice I love how you tell to play shuffle
Thank you so much! Cheers!
Great, great lesson! It popped up on my Facebook page today as an advertisement. Excellent teaching methods!👍 Thanks for the lesson!
Thanks, Glad you liked it!
EXCELLENT!! Thanks!!
Thank You so much! Cheers!
Exactly what I was looking for....Thank you 😊
My pleasure! Thanks For Watching!
That's really cool!
Thanks! Glad you liked it! Cheers!
The Porcaro Rosanna Shuffle is the king of shuffles to me!!
Yes, Porcaro really made it quite popular
Awesome!
Once again Bruno, thanks for watching!
Great stuff … thankyou!
Thanks for watching and for your support!
I rarely like and never subscribe. I did both. Nice stuff
Really appreciate your support. It inspires me to put out more content that will help other drummers out. I am planning on recording a bunch of videos end of Mar while my wife is away for 10 days. So stay tuned! Cheers!
Great lesson, thank you!
Thank you so much! Cheers!
Great job Marco Spadafora & great name too🎶
Thanks Marco!!😄
You have the best shuffle 🥁😎! Sounds sweet ! Thx for this info.. ! Great teaching!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the kind words. And I am glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers!
@@WholeLottaDrummingone year later ! My shuffle is getting good! Your shuffle is still the best ! This video should be seen by every drummer at every level .. and should have a gazillion likes.. this method is gold…
you play all these different shuffles , off the cuff, no music comping but it’s all smooth even, powerful , clean as can be Thankyou so much !
I appreciate these videos ! 🥁😎
thank you this has really helped me with my music
I am glad it helped. Thanks for watching and commenting. Sorry for the late repl
Very nice lesson. Expertly done.
Hey Otto, thank you very much for the kind words and for your support. Cheers!
Beautiful 👍👍
Thanks Terry. Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers!
Thank you for sharing this lesson. I appreciate it. I'm healing from tennis elbow and looking forward to getting back on my Roland V-Drums!
Here is to a speedy recovery and getting right back at it! Cheers!
@@WholeLottaDrumming thank you
Great lessons much appreciated 👍
Hello Mike. Thanks for the comment! I am glad you enjoyed the lesson! More to come soon!
Awesome - thank you!
My pleasure! Thanks for the chiming in!
excellent video--thanks
Thanks so much Brian! Really appreciate it!
Awesome - straight forward and useable. Thanks!
Thanks Bill! Really appreciate it!
AWESOME
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you Marco, Many have tried to teach me this shuffle but only have succeeded.
Thanks Kerry! Glad I was able to help! Cheers!
You Rock brah!!!!
Thank You!!!
Thank you for your support! Really appreciate it!
Hi Whole Lotta Drumming , thanks for the easy to understand tutorial. This was the first time I have seen one of your video's and just became a subscriber.
Hey Raymond, thank you so much for your support. Cheers!
Great! Awesome.
Thank You Milan!
Nice explanation very good
Hey Tony! Thank you so much for your kind words!
Great lesson, keep it up.
Thank You Arvid, really appreciate it!
Great video! I have been using a similar method to learn shuffles since its a weak spot of mine. The way this technique can be generalized really demystifies learning complex grooves. Thanks!
Hey Benjamin, glad the video was helpful. Cheers!
Needed this lesson
Glad I was able to help out!
I don't know how I found this video. I think I went on some Bernard Purdie rabbit hole. This is one of the best videos I've ever seen on an instructional basis. I mean, ever. It's a very well thought out process you create and a very easy one to follow. And it honestly feels like you're just hanging out dropping some knowledge in the most unpretentious way. Subscribed. Looking forward to more videos. Great job
Hey Charles, thank you so much for your kindness and your support! It is very much appreciated! Stay well and safe! Cheers!
thank u.. yes!.this is the easiest..
Who are you Charles and how did you read my mind?! haha, These are my thoughts exactly..
Cool !
Thank you Claudio
THANK YOU THANK YOU THAN K YOU!!!!!
Oh you are so welcome!! Thanks for watching! Cheers!
Very good lesson. Thank you.
'Dont Stop' by Fleetwood Mac can be simplified into a good starter shuffle.
Thank you!
Man, great job.
And no slight air of pretentiousness...
I could have used you during the covid lockdowns.
Spent 7 months woodshedding weaknesses and swinging in space between the quarter note Tony Williams ride pattetns😢.. fuking name it.
WAR, Marvin Gaye, Tupac & Gil Scot Heron my 4 daily warn up songs...5 to 15 hours a day in my studio.
I don't know what level you call it but turn on the studio engineer everybody hit the next one ..
but that Bernard purdie s*** ...
The second half of the ghost note pattern was just killing me ..
Which sucked because I was killing the middle part of Fool in the Rain with 1 large Jamba drums bg my hi hat
Downtown Rob Brown, 8020 guy, the young dude and... you are my go UA-cam gotos when I'm stuck on something.
Ive been trying to learn these shuffles from reading the notated music scores. Watching your methods just shot my theory practices like a t94 tank being hit by a manpad.
Hey Guy, I hope the video has helpful.
I thought it was Steve Perry at first! Great lesson btw.
Thanks for the kind words!
Great video, I'm working on fooln the rain , started with Babylon sisters, that's Perdie,next n the progression is Rosanna, that's precaro your video helped alot especially how easily you played ghost notes thanks Mike da plumbr drummer
Thanks Michael! I am happy you found this useful. Cheers!
Hey man, thank you for this awesome Video. You have a new subscriber, many greetings from Germany. Cheers !!!
Thanks Michael for watching and your support!
ok, this is absolutely the best way to nail this shuffle. It's brilliant by it's simplicity, unbelievable! Happy days, thanx Marco! Eh...I subscribed btw. Greetz from The Netherlands.
Hey John, thanks so much for the kind words. I am so happy this video resonated with you. Cheers!
thanx
My pleasure!
I wasn't playing the ghost notes after the backbeat...Thank's!!!
Sometimes I do omit the ghost notes after the backbeat. It's all good!
Fantastic I love the simplicity of your method to learn these shuffles
Hey Paul, thanks so much! Cheers!
Thanks very much - nicely done! I'm a subscriber now!
Thank you Paul, your support is much appreciated!
Purdie nice, thx...
Thanks John!
The triplet rudiment is easy enough but adding the backbeat has me spazzing out.
Thats the key. Once you can get around that, you'll be on your way. Practise slowly for a while until you are comfortable then increase tempo very gradually. Good Luck! Keep me posted with your progress
@@WholeLottaDrumming hey thanks for the reply! Will do!
Loved the breakdown and how you approached this. Very good and makes sense. Can’t help to ask cuz the snare sounds super good, what’s the magic behind that? Overtones are minimal sustain is perfect and the tone is nice. Is it a brass shell? Can you drop your shell, heads and tensioning configuration for us? Thanks again
That is a copper snare from Yamaha. I love copper because it has the warmth of wood and does not deafen you like a typical metal snare. I've had it for almost 20 years now. It will go with me in my grave :). Thanks for chiming in. Cheers!
Hi Marco, keeping explanations simple is not done as much as it should. Getting the basics to the masses. Well done.
Thanks Guy!!
You asked "so what’s going on here?" --well I will tell you sir. YOU ARE BY FAR THE BEST TEACHER IVE COME ACROSS. You distill what the origins are for grooves that we had a hard time playing. FANTASTIC video. It’s crazy I made a excellent living as a session drummer in Hollywood in the 80’s .
If I had you as a teacher back then I would have been an "A’ list guy instead of "B-" guy. I can’t wait to start practicing again. It’s been 30 years, and now I’m excited for the first time in decades to break out my kit to mess around . A very big thank you!!!
Oh and by the way I have ALWAYS sucked on shuffles and just did sessions that really did t need it except on one album . I got lucky and it sounded great but I was sweating. It’s called Memphis Blues Again by Moon Martin. ua-cam.com/video/CtRztc8qdko/v-deo.html recorded in 1992. Minor hit in France
Thank you for the kind words! I am so glad that you are getting back at it. Drumming is wonderful! and btw, your shuffle on that tune is rock solid!! Nice Job!!
Thank you sir. Again I got real lucky on that shuffle track and the engineer was awesome at drum sounds. Compressed and gated snare drum several times to be pretty big and even. The Gatling made me sound more even in dynamics than I really played :-)
Just started playing with a worship band in church. It’s pretty rickety group but feels good to be playing again. Going to start to re listen to your videos and practice since I can now have a place to try them out on.
I still think you’re the best out there as you make actually grasping a new concept understandable AND able to use. You sir are a genius and I do NOT toss that word around lightly.
Man, I m becoming impressed witha couple of Canadian drum educators. Both you and Rob Brown , aside from being excellent drummers, make your lessons easily understandable w/o over stating what you’re trying to get across. Very refreshing in this digital world of overkill online drummers, some that may cause more damage than good because they “ think “ they’re hot and they can throw a video together and post it online . I have watched several lessons on this Purdie type shuffle but something never clicked for me to make it sound right until following this lesson of yours and I think you’ve helped me figure it out here. There’s hope after all for my Purdie based shuffle ! So I just thought I d send some gratitude and appreciation for what you do. And that stain on yer pants? What stain ? My eyes were completely drawn to that stunningly beautiful copper snare lol. That thing also sounds as good as it looks. Who built that ? I can’t make out the badge . Thanks
Hey Billy, thank you so much for the kind words. It was touching. I am new to the UA-cam world and it's comments like this that inspire me and reminds me that I am on the right track in delivering content that helps drummers. Regarding the snare, that is a Yamaha Copper snare. I used to work in a drum store back in the 90's and early 2000's. I picked it up then. It's been my go to snare for so many years. I only use it for the videos now. As far as the Purdie shuffle goes, please keep me posted on your progress. Cheers!!
What snare is that? Sounds amazing
Hi. Thanks for watching! It's a Yamaha Copper snare with nouveau lugs. Bought it in the mid 90's. Don't think they make that one any more. The throw off recently busted so I had a drum repair guy replace it and it sounds better than ever now. Cheers!
I have never had a drum lesson, but I know every shuffle does not have ghost notes all the time , can you demonstrate with out all the ghosts notes ?
Hey Fred. You are correct. Not every shuffle has ghost notes. In this video, it's the ghost notes that are featured especially for the Purdie shuffle. I will consider making a video for shuffles in in general in the future. Thanks! Cheers!
Azz.. 😂 veramente bravo.. 😮 😊😊
Grazie
Silly question but I’m still going to ask…. Is the song “ Detroit Rock City “ by KISS based on a shuffle groove?! I love that song! Great job on this video and I enjoyed watching this! Thanks 🙏
Yes it is a shuffle, but it sounds like the drummer is playing quarter notes on the hi hats instead of the swinging shuffle pattern. I am glad you enjoyed the video. Sorry for the delayed reply. Cheers!
When you were playing that I never realized that Peter Criss was just playing a fast shuffle on Detroit Rock City.
It's definitely a shuffle feel, but it sounds like he is playing straight quarter notes with his hi hat right hand. It's his kick and snare that is shuffling
Thank you, i wish i would have had your video back in the 70s. I had to figuer it out the hard way
Well the main thing is that you have it figured out. Thanks for watching the video and chiming in! Cheers!
A good way to get your head around this kind of groove is to (really) practice a ‘Swiss Army Triplet’ (second sticking)
Hello. Thanks for chiming in! Yes Swiss army triplet definitely will help develop the ability to do these kind of shuffles. But I must confess, what is the 2nd sticking of the Swiss Army Triplet? Very curious.
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Bruh, don't worry about your track pants rofl, I wear them with holes in it plus no one is looking at your pants. Nice practice sessions, thanks.
LOL. Thanks man! Cheers!
Am I hearing a flam on that accent beat?
Your lectures don’t make sense to beginners. You don’t have to show off, we know what you’re capable of. All we need is to teach us the ‘basic and slow way of doing things”…. You know what I mean
Hey Jarrett. Thanks for chiming in. You are correct most of the content i deliver is not for beginners. They are more for intermediate to advanced drummers. My hope for beginners is that they can still enjoy the videos and hopefully inspire them to practise and continue to develop. as far as showing off, I think it is always important to show what something sounds like at an advanced level. This gives the viewers an idea what the end game is. However, your point is well taken and i will do my best to add some content for beginners. Once again, thanks for chiming in. It's much apreciated. Cheers!
The least you could do is wear pants with no bleach stain I mean cmon man
Right? LOL It was done during the Covid lock downs and was not paying any attention to what I was wearing. Thanks for chiming in! Cheers!
Oh please. He could be wearing Speedos as far as I'm concerned. If I learn something from him, what does a stain on his pants have to do with it. Answer: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!!
I'm sorry sir, please don't be offended. Are you brothers with Joe Pesci? 😣😰If it's true, I will practice all my strength to practice this shuffle🥁💪 because I'm afraid you'll bury me alive in the cornfield if I fail to do the shuffle😱
None offense taken😅. I get that often. I also get I look like Robert Dinero. So you better pratcise, or else...😂😂😂
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Sir, I have succeeded in doing the half shuffle Thank you for the lesson.
God Bless you.
Best regard from kuta Bali (indonesia)❤🥁💪
What I’m trying to say is that your lectures are too advanced for beginners
Hi Jarret. See my reply on your first comment. Thanks!
Nice work on this one I made a breakthrough with it dude you’re awesome thanks again
Thanks for watching! And I am so glad it was able to help you out! Cheers!