Great Job! I love these patterns and still use them all the time! I actually just released a new lesson on my website called "Universal Function" that utilizes these patterns as well as a bunch of others like it and is based on forging the same kick snare relationship with different right hand ostinatos.
Thank you so much! These kinds of exercises have had an immeasurable impact on my approach to drumming. To everyone reading this: BUY HIS LESSONS AND GAIN HIS KNOWLEDGE.
This is some of the most frustrating shit I’ve ever attempted to learn. It’s really testing in my confidence in the process i.e if you keep at it with eventually click. Brutal
Have always loved odd meter stuff. What I live about this particular drummers explanation of this challenging pattern and variations is that he gets right to the breakdown and respects his viewers ability to figure out the concept quickly via his precise breakdown. No longer explanation on the concept of groupings nor polyrhythmic relationship. Cold numbers and prompt demonstration. Perfectly done! Enjoying working through this, thanks for the upload
Dude. That was great. What an unreal independence challenge. Got the 8th note and quarters but the rest is twisting my brain too. Saw Matt live in a small intimate clinic. Incredible performance. Really nice guy and he spoke with me for a few minutes after the clinic. Very inspiring. Got him to give me his autograph on a picture of him. Very cool. Rock On Josh.
That's awesome! I'm glad you dig this stuff. I've only seen Matt perform once, but I definitely need to catch him in a clinic setting. Thanks for watching!
I just discovered your videos. UA-cam doing its job well with the recommendation. I love the vibe of your videos. The drums sounds great. Open, simple, not too processed like on a lot of other instructional sites I find. Your explanations are concise, but thorough. I am a long time musician. Studied classical guitar in school, but my true love was always the drums. Wasn't really allowed to play them when I was a kid. So, I've been practicing the best I can over the last ten years or so as time and space have allowed. I don't think I'll ever have the time I need to practice all of these variations, but I love watching what younger cats, such as yourself, can do these days. I think drummers have really exploded the lyrical, rhythmic, and dynamic possibilities of the drums these days. Its such an exciting time to hear music. Everyone from Radiohead to Kneebody, and young guys (I just discovered) like dOMI and that young kid JD Beck. Just really interesting stuff to watch and learn from. I kind of breaks my heart a bit; I always wish I had been able to play the drums when I was younger and had the time and energy and the brain power (I think we learn faster when we are younger, but maybe that's just a myth) to do so. Anyway, keep doing what you are doing. I'd love to hear some tracks of bands you are in or songs you have written, whatever the genre. Godspeed.
Hey, thank you so much for watching! I'm glad you appreciate what the younger folks are whipping out these days. I'm totally floored by the ability of some of the people coming up! JD Beck is a great example - I've been playing for longer than he's been alive and am blown away by his sense of time and ability to phrase. His musicality has matured beyond his years. Being open to learning from everyone is the best thing you can do for yourself!
Dear dude. This is a nice lesson. I have another way to expand on this concept. Using patterns of 5. So instead of playing 2 then 3 separated by bass drum hits, you hit 1 then 2. This lesson is actually very similar. After a while you can focus on the 1 and the 2, or in your lesson the 2 and the 3, and you can start improvising. 2,2,3 2,2,3 1,2,1,2. so on and so forth. With 5's I also like to reverse it so that the bass drum does the 1 and then the 2 ( with this lesson it would be the 2 and the 3 hits on the bass drum) The other cool addition you can do to your pattern is instead of hitting a 16th note on the bass drum, you hit 2 32nd notes.
The first couple examples I was like "ohhhh I know where this is heading and it's not worth watching.." Then it got to that Moroccan grouping, and the one before it. My face made a grimace. Then you added the hihat. Damn, I can't imagine trying to keep up with all that, let alone the feeling you must get once you can. As a guitarist I've always enjoyed how polyrhythms phase through the beat. It feels so good and makes for interesting riffs and grooves, but this is on another level. You need to see if you can add another layer lol. I guess you'd have to use your head or your mouth
Matt's Universal Function stuff is a fantastic and endless treasure trove of challenging but still musical/groove based coordination exercises. Awesome to see you taking it way way farther than me so far 😂 Inspiring me to get way back into it, though. Glad to be subscribing!
Captioning has a funny interpretation of the flip on the ride: "sting does the Danes at the thing did the thing" to "that's the thing that the dance hit the thing"
If you guys want to hear examples of this in action, check out Danny Carey on the new track Invincible. I think he uses a very similar process with the 3 against 7 beat.
Hi, when someone gets to the point of playing this with the 8th and two 16nths ostinato and then the dotted 8th note is impossible, what is the mental priority? The kick/snare pattern or the ostinato? Also, after having practiced all this, are you in a position of being able to play a different 7/16 or 9/16 groove over these ostinatos on the fly or is that another brain melting period/session? thanks
It's a balancing act. You'll want to practice the kick/snare pattern to the point where you can almost play entirely from muscle memory. That frees up the mental bandwidth needed to switch up the cymbal pattern. The coordination part isn't even the biggest challenge, in my opinion. The real trick is to get your ear to "hear" how the cymbal patterns seemingly phase through the kick/snare pattern. It ends up sounding like a bunch of different "7-against-X" polymeters. With enough practice, it becomes much easier to build out other kick/snare patterns under the different cymbal patterns. It'll be a bit more brain melting while your ears adjust, but soon you'll find yourself able to play 5/16, 9/16, 11/16 and beyond without having to grind as hard. Getting the first set of combinations down is the most difficult!
@@JoshMerhar Thanks, thats all i needed to know. I find it easier to play single permutated bits of it looped over and over than going for the full thing because if you fail on the third 7 pattern for example, you have to start from scratch as opposed to starting the groove on the ''e'' or ''a''' or '''and'', then all odd/16 under a steady pulse grooves make more sense. Peace
I'm a big fan! I was curious what heads and muffling system for your bass drum. Do you have a pillow inside, and do you mostly bury the beater?..thanks
I wonder if Garstka can play this with the hand patterns inverted (left hand cycling through 8ths, 1/4s, dotted 8ths while right hand plays the snare accents and ghosts)
Josh,,, when playing these exercises are you hearing all variations in 4/4 ?,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I'm super struggling to hear that 7 16th note phrase over 4. great teacher and great player, thank you. Michael
Hey, thanks for watching! No, I'm hearing these variations in either 7/8 or 7/4 (depending on the cymbal pattern). Otherwise, it would take 7 measures of 4/4 for most of these patterns to come back around. That's a lot of space! Try hearing everything relative to just a quarter note instead. Everything should align after 7 quarter notes (except for the dotted 8th patterns, which take 3 measures of 7/8 to resolve).
Are these exercises only for advanced players? This is so groovy that I want to give it a try as a beginner. I don't understand what the terminology means (dotted 8ths, etc) yet but I can use my ears to try and break down what's happening
They're for everyone! Advanced players may have an easier time putting them together, but I think these exercises helped MAKE me a more advanced player. Gotta throw yourself into the really tough stuff to continue improving!
@@JoshMerhar OK so I'm really trying to play this. Right foot and left hand work fine, but I can't add my right hand to the mix. Should I set a metronome and try to mimic it with my right hand? What BPM? I'm a beginner and I've been using drumeo to learn. My musical tastes are far too difficult for my skill level lol! Prog rock is my passion
@@Kin0bii A huge part of learning these kinds of combinations is getting your ear to "hear" how the patterns relate to one another. Try playing just the kick and snare pattern (as 16th notes) along with a metronome. Start very slowly - set the click somewhere between 50-60 bpm (or slower if needed). When you have the kick and snare going, listen for how they seemingly shift against the click. The kick/snare pattern should repeat 4 times before aligning directly on a beat again (it'll take 7 beats to come back around). When you can comfortably play the kick/snare pattern as 16ths to a click, then try adding the right hand on top. Start with 8th notes on the right hand - it'll take 2 reps of the kick/snare pattern to resolve with your right hand again. Gradually change up the right hand as your ears adjust and things become more comfortable. I hope this helps!
Saw Matt live playing with Animals As Leaders. He literally tortured a set of drums in a way I have never witnessed in all my 40+ years of life. I was convinced one of the cymbals was going to shatter or he was going to break a head. And it was so hot in the venue it could be considered attempted mass murder. The guy didn't give a f*ck. I wasn't really sure what I had just seen but I will never forget it. Thanks for that memory Matt!
Hy josh, great job but i think that you missed trying those ride paterns with accents on the bell that creates another voice or melody for your brain to listen to and makes the independence even more chalenging
Great playing Josh! I get the pattern now and it flows quite good with 8ths on the ride. Do you feel the pattern coming back to one after two times or do you count quarters? When I count quarters over it my head explodes! Thanks for your tutorial.
Thanks for watching! It depends on the cymbal pattern. For the 8ths, I feel the kick/snare pattern resolve after two times. Under quarter notes, the kick/snare pattern resolves after 4 repetitions. It's really easy to get lost in that space, but try to hear how it "flips" during the third repetition and begins in the middle of the beat.
That space is crazy with quarters but Im gonna try to listen to that flip. Maybe the pattern needs a few more sessions to feel natural, so I have my ears concentrating on everything else. Anyway, I´ll work on that! Again cheers for the great content and ur help! Keep those videos coming.
This is a killer technical lesson, but from a purely "serve the music" standpoint, I'm curious where you think you'd ever use this concept in a musical setting. Granted, we all work at things that we want to do just for the sake of being able to do it, and it would certainly help with timing, but then so would working the systems in The New Breed with a click and recording yourself. At the end of the day, will it make you a better servant of the music? Not a slight in the least, you're a machine! Just throwing it out there for thought.
In a metal setting, this is a fantastic thing to be able to play. Broken Cross by Architects has a similar type groove. Edit: Nevermind, I lied, it's Phantom Fear by Architects that somewhat has the same groove.
@@surveil3548 Ummm... Ok, I'll do that... Since that's why I trained all those years and went to music school. You say that as though you think there's a step up from there? What he was demonstrating was an exercise, not a groove. If a bass player was walking by when you were playing that, he would not whip out his bass and go "man, that grooves"...
Hats off to Matt BUT When combining two rhythms in any time sig that can be applied to a SONG ( to be most effective) is when one hand is playing quarter notes. Any eighths (in this case), 16ths against the pattern KILL both patterns therefore, it's only an exercise. Pattern showcases are FUN physical /mental challenges. Jazz drumming is an exception because it's an improvisational form. Where is James Brown RIP to reiterate this when I need him?
"Under x" refers to the cymbal pattern played on top of the kick/snare pattern. For example, beginning at 2:33 I demonstrate the kick/snare pattern "under" 8th notes played on the ride cymbal. I hope this makes sense!
Great video! Just started practicing this lick/concept today. Gave me a headache, no doubt! The morrocan rhythm you mention is called "Chaabi". You can check it out here: /watch?v=bKuSiW5Pwe4 although this guy prefers to play the second and third partial of the 8th note triplet. Here, (/watch?v=00qZfrqHuzI) the great Moroccan drummer Karim Ziad keeps it mostly on the first and second, as you mentioned. This is also probably the best video explaining and demistyfying this beautiful beat, which, interestingly enough has a lot commonalities with the Argentinian chakarera and the Peruvian festejo. Thanks for the inspiration!
Do it step by and starting from very slow to faster bpm. And start with the 4th or 8th notes on the hi hat to get a feeling. Breaking exercises down like this is like magic
The hardest part about the 1&a2 was that at 1 particular point both of your hands are doing the exact same things and then you have separate your hands again. My Instagram is @res_the_pro
Some of these combinations are really tough to get through at first. I found putting the kick/snare on autopilot and using my ears to align the right hand helps me get out of my head a bit. Otherwise it's too much to think about!
@@JoshMerhar That was like right after I had just finished learning it. I can definitely play it a lot better now lol. Learning this actually helped when I went back to an Idea a friend tried to explain to me some years prior before I got into Polyrhythms and what-not and so I layered some of the ideas from this over the top of it and it was SUPER easy. This exercise dramatically increases your independence and the rate at which you learn other or less complex polyrhythmic grooves
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Great Job! I love these patterns and still use them all the time! I actually just released a new lesson on my website called "Universal Function" that utilizes these patterns as well as a bunch of others like it and is based on forging the same kick snare relationship with different right hand ostinatos.
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Thank you so much! These kinds of exercises have had an immeasurable impact on my approach to drumming.
To everyone reading this: BUY HIS LESSONS AND GAIN HIS KNOWLEDGE.
The man, himself.
Is it efficient to form this pattern with the open/close on the left hand?
any chance you can reshare the Q'n'A from your senior recital?
This is some of the most frustrating shit I’ve ever attempted to learn. It’s really testing in my confidence in the process i.e if you keep at it with eventually click. Brutal
you're gonna become another phenom instructor in the community
I sure hope so. Thanks for watching!
Bro that was CHALLENGING great job
Thanks for watching! Keep at it!
I really like the little images of ghosts that get plastered up every time he says "ghost note".
This man literally has paid quality Lessons for free on UA-cam ALWAYS useful and so inspiring, keepitup josh!
Have always loved odd meter stuff. What I live about this particular drummers explanation of this challenging pattern and variations is that he gets right to the breakdown and respects his viewers ability to figure out the concept quickly via his precise breakdown. No longer explanation on the concept of groupings nor polyrhythmic relationship. Cold numbers and prompt demonstration. Perfectly done! Enjoying working through this, thanks for the upload
f'in bad ass bro....you got that flow🙌🏾💯
I like the sixteenth on the ride w/ the quarter note on the hihat chick. Awesome dude🤘
Thanks ! this is just what all us searchers for fresh new music need .Brilliant .
Your footage is now in line with your astonishing playing!
Thanks Josh!
Great exercises.
More Garstka tricks please! ))
8:38 "special thanks to: mom" :D Thanks for this material now I know what I should work on
I felt like a complete new person after trying the first example, Thanks for this bro.
I have improved my independence and coordination greatly after discovering your channel so thank you Josh!
Excellent, thank you
Dude this helped me so much ,thank you !!!
Very nice -thanks!
Amazing lesson !
Thanks bro - cool explanation!
AMAZING VIDEO REALLY HELPED MY PLAYING
Dude. That was great. What an unreal independence challenge. Got the 8th note and quarters but the rest is twisting my brain too. Saw Matt live in a small intimate clinic. Incredible performance. Really nice guy and he spoke with me for a few minutes after the clinic. Very inspiring. Got him to give me his autograph on a picture of him. Very cool. Rock On Josh.
That's awesome! I'm glad you dig this stuff. I've only seen Matt perform once, but I definitely need to catch him in a clinic setting. Thanks for watching!
Super Cool!!!
Another lesson from the gold mine, hell yeee!
Thanks for watching! Have fun!
Can`t wait to try this exercise)) Thanks!
I just discovered your videos. UA-cam doing its job well with the recommendation. I love the vibe of your videos. The drums sounds great. Open, simple, not too processed like on a lot of other instructional sites I find. Your explanations are concise, but thorough. I am a long time musician. Studied classical guitar in school, but my true love was always the drums. Wasn't really allowed to play them when I was a kid. So, I've been practicing the best I can over the last ten years or so as time and space have allowed. I don't think I'll ever have the time I need to practice all of these variations, but I love watching what younger cats, such as yourself, can do these days. I think drummers have really exploded the lyrical, rhythmic, and dynamic possibilities of the drums these days. Its such an exciting time to hear music. Everyone from Radiohead to Kneebody, and young guys (I just discovered) like dOMI and that young kid JD Beck. Just really interesting stuff to watch and learn from. I kind of breaks my heart a bit; I always wish I had been able to play the drums when I was younger and had the time and energy and the brain power (I think we learn faster when we are younger, but maybe that's just a myth) to do so. Anyway, keep doing what you are doing. I'd love to hear some tracks of bands you are in or songs you have written, whatever the genre.
Godspeed.
Hey, thank you so much for watching! I'm glad you appreciate what the younger folks are whipping out these days. I'm totally floored by the ability of some of the people coming up! JD Beck is a great example - I've been playing for longer than he's been alive and am blown away by his sense of time and ability to phrase. His musicality has matured beyond his years. Being open to learning from everyone is the best thing you can do for yourself!
Dear dude. This is a nice lesson. I have another way to expand on this concept. Using patterns of 5. So instead of playing 2 then 3 separated by bass drum hits, you hit 1 then 2. This lesson is actually very similar. After a while you can focus on the 1 and the 2, or in your lesson the 2 and the 3, and you can start improvising. 2,2,3 2,2,3 1,2,1,2. so on and so forth. With 5's I also like to reverse it so that the bass drum does the 1 and then the 2 ( with this lesson it would be the 2 and the 3 hits on the bass drum)
The other cool addition you can do to your pattern is instead of hitting a 16th note on the bass drum, you hit 2 32nd notes.
I like that at the slower speed you demoed the ideas, the beats had a little more "stank" on 'em. This video is DEFINITELY going in my archives! 🥁🥁🥁
Glad to hear it. Thanks for watching!
can't wait to take this to my practice room tomorrow, thank you so much for this amazing content!
The first couple examples I was like "ohhhh I know where this is heading and it's not worth watching.." Then it got to that Moroccan grouping, and the one before it. My face made a grimace. Then you added the hihat. Damn, I can't imagine trying to keep up with all that, let alone the feeling you must get once you can. As a guitarist I've always enjoyed how polyrhythms phase through the beat. It feels so good and makes for interesting riffs and grooves, but this is on another level.
You need to see if you can add another layer lol. I guess you'd have to use your head or your mouth
Sweet, I'm glad you find this stuff cool! Thanks for watching! I'm secretly breathing in 11/8 the whole time.
Wicked stuff Josh !
That's some coordination if i've ever seen any. Nice!
👍Nicely done and well explained
Thank you! Have fun!
Great lesson thankyou
Instantly subscribed
Craziness! Great lesson!
I love it. Thank you.
Yeah I watched that video so many times. I posted myself demonstrating this on Instagram and Matt responded.
Yeah, Matt seems like a cool guy. And you're a killin' player! Just gave you a follow. Keep doing your thing!
@@JoshMerhar Thanks for the follow
Man this lesson is amazing . Just earned a sub! Great stuff dude
Right on. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
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Thank you. I'll give this a shot.
Oh man, I can't wait to see what you'll do with this kind of stuff!
Well, awesome for you, man.
Nice one bro
Nice job, I liked these patterns a lot
Amazing lesson as always man!
Matt's Universal Function stuff is a fantastic and endless treasure trove of challenging but still musical/groove based coordination exercises. Awesome to see you taking it way way farther than me so far 😂 Inspiring me to get way back into it, though. Glad to be subscribing!
Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Super cool exercise man!! Love your sound and technique! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Very usefull, in a few days i'll catch it! Moltes gràcies!!
Captioning has a funny interpretation of the flip on the ride:
"sting does the Danes at the thing did the thing" to "that's the thing that the dance hit the thing"
Nice. I'll be trying to tap this on my legs all week til I can get behind the kit again
I’ve been doing the exact same thing. I have the first couple of patterns down, but the Moroccan one is killing me...
I'm not even a drummer why am i here and why did i just subscribe
Nobody can escape the ghost notes.
Time for you to go buy a kit!
Haha i love it 😂
accent the last note of the snare, and it'll feel so much different
dude nice
I didn't know that you were killing the youtube game! Congrats Merhar! HMU when you come to Jersey. All the best and keep it up.
Hey, thanks Kevin! Yeah, I'd love to get together and jam when I'm around there again. Be well!
If you guys want to hear examples of this in action, check out Danny Carey on the new track Invincible. I think he uses a very similar process with the 3 against 7 beat.
i need to learn this
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Been a long time since I rock and rolled
I tried forcing this to mono and the ghost notes start sounding like a part of the snare with a long decay and an lfo on the volume. Hypnotic.
Hi, when someone gets to the point of playing this with the 8th and two 16nths ostinato and then the dotted 8th note is impossible, what is the mental priority? The kick/snare pattern or the ostinato? Also, after having practiced all this, are you in a position of being able to play a different 7/16 or 9/16 groove over these ostinatos on the fly or is that another brain melting period/session? thanks
It's a balancing act. You'll want to practice the kick/snare pattern to the point where you can almost play entirely from muscle memory. That frees up the mental bandwidth needed to switch up the cymbal pattern. The coordination part isn't even the biggest challenge, in my opinion. The real trick is to get your ear to "hear" how the cymbal patterns seemingly phase through the kick/snare pattern. It ends up sounding like a bunch of different "7-against-X" polymeters. With enough practice, it becomes much easier to build out other kick/snare patterns under the different cymbal patterns. It'll be a bit more brain melting while your ears adjust, but soon you'll find yourself able to play 5/16, 9/16, 11/16 and beyond without having to grind as hard. Getting the first set of combinations down is the most difficult!
@@JoshMerhar Thanks, thats all i needed to know. I find it easier to play single permutated bits of it looped over and over than going for the full thing because if you fail on the third 7 pattern for example, you have to start from scratch as opposed to starting the groove on the ''e'' or ''a''' or '''and'', then all odd/16 under a steady pulse grooves make more sense. Peace
So for example, from the minute 4:05 to 4:28 you repeat the pattern 4 times or only 2? Its too hard for me but i want to try it!
I play through it 4 times there. I hit a crash at the beginning of the 3rd repetition - the halfway point. Happy practicing!
@@JoshMerhar i mean after the end of the 7th galloping pattern on the ride, you start again? Thanks for your reply!
@@Deryun01 Yup, that's it! 7 times through the galloping pattern fits over the same space as 4 repetitions of the kick/snare 7 pattern.
@@JoshMerhar thank you so much!
Dope 👍🏽👍🏽🙌🏽
I'm a big fan! I was curious what heads and muffling system for your bass drum. Do you have a pillow inside, and do you mostly bury the beater?..thanks
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Wow, can't wait to try this!
Eventually I wanna try permutating the snare accents along the grid. That's gotta sound wild!
Very Nice Josh.... ! What are you using to record This . the drums sound nice ....!
Thank you! The audio is a mix of a GoPro 4 (mounted overhead) and an old Zoom Q3. It's a low-tech rig, but it works!
Does The Job... You play Nice Bro..
I wonder if Garstka can play this with the hand patterns inverted (left hand cycling through 8ths, 1/4s, dotted 8ths while right hand plays the snare accents and ghosts)
Of course he can
Josh,,, when playing these exercises are you hearing all variations in 4/4 ?,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I'm super struggling to hear that 7 16th note phrase over 4. great teacher and great player, thank you. Michael
Hey, thanks for watching!
No, I'm hearing these variations in either 7/8 or 7/4 (depending on the cymbal pattern). Otherwise, it would take 7 measures of 4/4 for most of these patterns to come back around. That's a lot of space! Try hearing everything relative to just a quarter note instead. Everything should align after 7 quarter notes (except for the dotted 8th patterns, which take 3 measures of 7/8 to resolve).
Are these exercises only for advanced players? This is so groovy that I want to give it a try as a beginner. I don't understand what the terminology means (dotted 8ths, etc) yet but I can use my ears to try and break down what's happening
They're for everyone! Advanced players may have an easier time putting them together, but I think these exercises helped MAKE me a more advanced player. Gotta throw yourself into the really tough stuff to continue improving!
@@JoshMerhar OK so I'm really trying to play this. Right foot and left hand work fine, but I can't add my right hand to the mix. Should I set a metronome and try to mimic it with my right hand? What BPM?
I'm a beginner and I've been using drumeo to learn. My musical tastes are far too difficult for my skill level lol! Prog rock is my passion
@@Kin0bii A huge part of learning these kinds of combinations is getting your ear to "hear" how the patterns relate to one another. Try playing just the kick and snare pattern (as 16th notes) along with a metronome. Start very slowly - set the click somewhere between 50-60 bpm (or slower if needed). When you have the kick and snare going, listen for how they seemingly shift against the click. The kick/snare pattern should repeat 4 times before aligning directly on a beat again (it'll take 7 beats to come back around). When you can comfortably play the kick/snare pattern as 16ths to a click, then try adding the right hand on top. Start with 8th notes on the right hand - it'll take 2 reps of the kick/snare pattern to resolve with your right hand again. Gradually change up the right hand as your ears adjust and things become more comfortable. I hope this helps!
Did you buy his "mastering time " lesson? I´m struggling to find some feeedbacks. Thank you
Me you and James Applegate should fight in a 3 way wrestling match on pay per view. Quality content, amazing video!!!
Steve! I love the idea of like, a drum battle in the octagon. There will be blood (and friendship). Thanks for watching, dude!
Got a sub from me. Thanks!
Saw Matt live playing with Animals As Leaders. He literally tortured a set of drums in a way I have never witnessed in all my 40+ years of life. I was convinced one of the cymbals was going to shatter or he was going to break a head. And it was so hot in the venue it could be considered attempted mass murder. The guy didn't give a f*ck. I wasn't really sure what I had just seen but I will never forget it. Thanks for that memory Matt!
Awesome Nice to Hear Accents and Ghost notes. Too many videos on odd time that just play a pattern not a Groove
Nice. My cymbal hand wants to match play the snare beats. Left brain vs right brain ethics?
omg man , from where are u getting that Audio? love the drums sound
The audio is a mix of the GoPro mounted overhead and an old Zoom Q3 mounted on the other side of the room. I'm due for an upgrade!
Hy josh, great job but i think that you missed trying those ride paterns with accents on the bell that creates another voice or melody for your brain to listen to and makes the independence even more chalenging
Good point! Yeah, that's taking it just another step further. Lots of layers to explore with these patterns!
Great playing Josh! I get the pattern now and it flows quite good with 8ths on the ride. Do you feel the pattern coming back to one after two times or do you count quarters? When I count quarters over it my head explodes! Thanks for your tutorial.
Thanks for watching!
It depends on the cymbal pattern. For the 8ths, I feel the kick/snare pattern resolve after two times. Under quarter notes, the kick/snare pattern resolves after 4 repetitions. It's really easy to get lost in that space, but try to hear how it "flips" during the third repetition and begins in the middle of the beat.
That space is crazy with quarters but Im gonna try to listen to that flip. Maybe the pattern needs a few more sessions to feel natural, so I have my ears concentrating on everything else. Anyway, I´ll work on that! Again cheers for the great content and ur help! Keep those videos coming.
@@r.b.8836 Hi you made it??
Amazing lesson! How do you mic for these vids? Your drums sound great!
Thank you! All the audio is just a mix of my GoPro 4 (mounted overhead) and an old Zoom Q3 placed across the room.
This is a killer technical lesson, but from a purely "serve the music" standpoint, I'm curious where you think you'd ever use this concept in a musical setting. Granted, we all work at things that we want to do just for the sake of being able to do it, and it would certainly help with timing, but then so would working the systems in The New Breed with a click and recording yourself. At the end of the day, will it make you a better servant of the music? Not a slight in the least, you're a machine! Just throwing it out there for thought.
In a metal setting, this is a fantastic thing to be able to play. Broken Cross by Architects has a similar type groove.
Edit: Nevermind, I lied, it's Phantom Fear by Architects that somewhat has the same groove.
Bro if you can't come up with cool ways to implement the grooves you learn then you should just stick with being a session musician
@@surveil3548 Ummm... Ok, I'll do that... Since that's why I trained all those years and went to music school. You say that as though you think there's a step up from there? What he was demonstrating was an exercise, not a groove. If a bass player was walking by when you were playing that, he would not whip out his bass and go "man, that grooves"...
I'm not understanding how the gallop rides are 16ths and not 8ths. Is this beat not in 7/4? SO CONFUSED.
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Soulcandy! Now get a polyrhtythm bass on top of that! :-D
OUCH!
And i can't even brush my teeth and take a piss at the same time .
Is this the same groove at the end of Para Mexer? It sounds similar
Very similar! That groove is definitely rooted in these concepts.
Hats off to Matt BUT When combining two rhythms in any time sig that can be applied to a SONG ( to be most effective) is when one hand is playing quarter notes. Any eighths (in this case), 16ths against the pattern KILL both patterns therefore, it's only an exercise. Pattern showcases are FUN physical /mental challenges. Jazz drumming is an exception because it's an improvisational form. Where is James Brown RIP to reiterate this when I need him?
What does "Under x [16th 8th etc.]" mean?
@@Dusther210 I still don't get it bro haha
"Under x" refers to the cymbal pattern played on top of the kick/snare pattern. For example, beginning at 2:33 I demonstrate the kick/snare pattern "under" 8th notes played on the ride cymbal. I hope this makes sense!
Some notation would be incredibly useful but this is great!
Just saw it on the patreon LOL
Great video! Just started practicing this lick/concept today. Gave me a headache, no doubt! The morrocan rhythm you mention is called "Chaabi". You can check it out here: /watch?v=bKuSiW5Pwe4 although this guy prefers to play the second and third partial of the 8th note triplet. Here, (/watch?v=00qZfrqHuzI) the great Moroccan drummer Karim Ziad keeps it mostly on the first and second, as you mentioned. This is also probably the best video explaining and demistyfying this beautiful beat, which, interestingly enough has a lot commonalities with the Argentinian chakarera and the Peruvian festejo. Thanks for the inspiration!
Very cool - thanks for the information and resources!
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Ghost notes 👻👻
I can't even listen to this correctly.
Do it step by and starting from very slow to faster bpm. And start with the 4th or 8th notes on the hi hat to get a feeling. Breaking exercises down like this is like magic
@@matteagle5477 Thanks, man. Great info.
I just love your snare sound. wich model is it? head combinations etc?
It's a Pearl Session Maple Custom snare. Right now, I have a coated Remo Emperor on top and an Evans 300 Snare Side on the bottom.
@@JoshMerhar wow it sounds pretty good
Plis More polirithm
i thought you where in a wheel chair in the thumbnail
Ghost notes 👻
The first thing i did when i woke up is trying to play this... Not a good idea..
HAHAHAHA MARCO MINNEMANN
The hardest part about the 1&a2 was that at 1 particular point both of your hands are doing the exact same things and then you have separate your hands again. My Instagram is @res_the_pro
Some of these combinations are really tough to get through at first. I found putting the kick/snare on autopilot and using my ears to align the right hand helps me get out of my head a bit. Otherwise it's too much to think about!
@@JoshMerhar That was like right after I had just finished learning it. I can definitely play it a lot better now lol. Learning this actually helped when I went back to an Idea a friend tried to explain to me some years prior before I got into Polyrhythms and what-not and so I layered some of the ideas from this over the top of it and it was SUPER easy. This exercise dramatically increases your independence and the rate at which you learn other or less complex polyrhythmic grooves
Argh i hate this practice