In 2017 I participated in an event called "Let There Be Drums" in St. Paul, Minnesota, in which we attempted to set the world record for the most drummers playing in one place at one time. About 250 of us showed up at a bandstand with our drum kits. We'd all learned beforehand how to play "Rocksteady" by Aretha Franklin, Ringo's famous drum break from "The End" of Abbey Road, and most of us who didn't already know it tried to learn the Purdie Shuffle. At the event a band took to the stage (which included several respected industry drummers whose names I've since forgotten), plus Mister Bernard Purdie himself, and 250 of us drummers all played in unison. When it came time to do the Purdie Shuffle, Bernard basically walked us through how to do it, exactly like he does in this video, and after a couple of minutes all of us were doing the Purdie Shuffle in unison. Afterwards, he signed my LP copy of "Aja." I'll never forget it.
He invented it, and he’s still like a kid with his new toy. No end to musical pleasure, remember this when you are down. There is always a gift of up. Thanks, pretty.
I will never forget, back in the 80's, getting on the 79th St. crosstown bus in New York City, and a gentleman sitting to my had a pair of drumsticks on his lap. I asked him if he was a professional drummer (I a life-long good amateur.) He said yes. I asked him his name. He said, "Bernard Purdy." I smiled the biggest smile and told him how much I loved his high hat break from the days of Eddie Harris and Les McCann. We chuckled together.
I don't know anything about playing drums, but I get the sense that he is seeing every beat in his head long before he plays it. This isn't just repetition, this is mastery to the point of simply being the beat.
It's impossible not to feel Bernard's pure love of groove, and life! I love this man - he has my eternal gratitude not only for sharing his masterful chops with us mere mortals, but also for sharing his high-flyin' spirit.
I came late to the Purdie shuffle as I always struggled with the accent into the immediate ghost, so I made a similar shuffle that never felt half as groovy. Getting into Steely Dan later in life I heard Home At Last and vowed to learn it, damn its so good! Now I just spend hours sitting in the shuffle when I should be practising stuff for the next show......
OW! Now! The big big big big big big question: The triplet. We all know about the triplet. We know that the triplet represents 12:4m We ALSO KNOW that it represents 12:8. Too. but you didn’t know that it represents the Purdie Shuffle. Hehehehe. and before we’re finished, we’re going to do a little bit of that too. And a good old-fashioned shuffle we might do that at the end as well, but for the trime - time being we’re gonna do… triplets. THIS IS a triplet, and it grooves like anything. AH uh ee. Uh uh. Eeeee. Oyyneuuhhh doen-a. A-one-and-a. One-e-and-a. Two-e-and-a. Hehehehe. I like this. I like this part. Now, let’s make that 12:8. See? You didn’t know you were doin’ it! That’s 12:8! Yes, It really is. Now! Now we’ll move from center. Uh ba ba da da da da-da-da. Aye! Om ba dya bada bada dy. Dyo byo byo-byo-byo-buyo-buyo-buyo-byo-dy. Dy-yayayayaya-ahhh. HOO! Now. Now that we’ve got the 12:4, and the 12:8, I’m gonna explain to you - ‘member that word: called “splain”. Not “explain”!, but I’mmon ‘splain to you what the Purdie Shuffle is all about. Gonna surprise ya. Its quarters. Hahahaha-ehehehehe. It’s eights. It’s sixteen. It’s dotted. and it’s also: Triplets! Hahahahe. Didn’t know that, did you? But you wanna know somethin’ else!? It’s also HALF notes. Which brings about half-time. and you can also add to that a whoooole note. And I’m gonna ‘splain to you by playing it all. Ooo. Ah! Hahahaha! Hahahahaha. Hahah. Now! We’re gonna have a little fun with this, to let you know that they all work together when you put ‘em together, and as long as you groove. ‘Member those, those quarters? ‘Member that 12:8? HOOOOO! HA! Don’t worry ‘bout those ghost notes: AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT REBOUND! To make it sound, and feel good. Ba-oo. Hahaah! ‘Member that old triplet we did? Oo aa! Baa! Deey! Uh heh heh heh. OOH! Hahahahahahahuh. YEAH! I like that.
Nothing greater than the master himself showing us how to play and as a drummer. I play/practice this over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and while you get the point.
I generally have no clue whats going on when he starts talking about timing and such, but it's just fun to watch someone doing something they have a passion for like this. Makes me want to try a new instrument or something
To anyone struggling to learn this beat, maybe try what I did: think of your snare hand as a second hand on your high hats, then find the right spot on your snare and just tap it lightly until it sounds as much like a high hat as possible. Imagine you're playing the high hat with two hands.
It took me a week or two of bashing my head into a wall. Once you find and actually feel the rhythm, you still have the ghost notes to refine. Just keep at it, and if you get frustrated, stop - can’t force these dynamics.
In case you're having trouble wrapping your mind around it, imagine that you're playing a triplet on the hi-hat, only the second note of the triplet is tapped on the snare in the form of a ghost note. Once you have that down, add the first couplet of the bass drum on the one and two of the triplet. From there it's all downhill.
Not my comment, but someone’s from another version of this lesson that I think is not on UA-cam anymore “Came for the Purdie shuffle, stayed for the Purdie chuckle”-Someone great
that's it sir! Now you've gone and done it! 45 years into my drumming career and I'm finally going to get off my ass and master this! It will be my crowning achievement ha ha ha ha ha cheers!
Bernard explains it so well. He makes it all look so simple and smooth, which we all no it isn't. I keep coming back to this video because there's so much to learn here about putting so much feel, groove and movement into a piece of music. Thanks Bernard for taking time out to put these lessons together.
Fun fact: legendary drummer of the band 'Motorhead' Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor was influenced by Bernard Purdie, particularly for his use of high hats.
He played on 21 beatle tracks ( not Ringo) before You disagree watch this : ua-cam.com/video/CLqkk1443Dc/v-deo.html on his own admission. He said there were 5 session drummers on Beatle albums and Ringo was not one of them
Ah ah ah eeeeee! Hoynnnaaahhhh! The trrrrrriplets! Like the China cymbal embellishment ! Purdie is splaining to you his own language while showing you the shuffle that is above every shuffle in music. Don’t worry about the ghost notes! Ain’t nuthin but rebound! AaaaahhhhhhhhjjjjjjjjaaaayyyyyaaaH! Legendary!
I can watch Bernard do the "Perdie Shuffle" all day! He's just having so much fun 😊 just like anyone who participates in muzik should always be having. FUN! If you're not having fun, you're done said KRS-1 😁💖🎶
I'm pretty much a progressive Rock , Jazz drummer. But. I play the Purdie Shuffle. Every day since. The 80s. Love Him. Living Legend. Played 'Rosana'. In many groups. Thank you for the nice vid
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I was worried about those ghost notes, but if Bernard says they ain't nothin' but rebound, that's all the reassurance I need.
You didn’t know that did ya!
That’s the one part that always gets me
@@dude2499 you are the only person that gets me dude
@@dude2499 this is 12 eight…. and it grooves like anythinggggg
@@jamesoshannasy8052y'all get you to dude. I understand it I just couldn't play it so I quit.
You know what’s most impressive? It’s the amount of joy this man carries, it’s simply magical, I can’t help but smile whenever I watch this.
Awww…yeah!! I like that.
Hell yeah
I wanna be as free as he is
However learning about his session player claims is a depressing black hole.
Meh.
@@liamsandal6360 lol
Thanks for contributing. I’m sure there’s some death metal guy doing 900 fills per verse you can find on UA-cam somewheres.
Bernard was born with a metronome inside him, I swear. When you have a shuffle beat named after you, you know you’ve goddamn well made it!
They use Bernard to calibrate metronomes 🙂
Guitar George may know all of the chords, but there ain't no chord named after Guitar George. Know what I'm sayin'?
@@VillageTechnologies...but Harry does not mind...😂
That's cuz he's got a day time job. He's doin' all right. @@realReyLopez
He was also born with a sense of honor to tell the truth.
Dude can talk while playing drums; meanwhile I can hardly play drums while playing drums.
So funny! I can relate. 😁
I'm with you brother
Eat breakfast.
Lol, same here my friend.
Just when I thought I was advanced 😂
In 2017 I participated in an event called "Let There Be Drums" in St. Paul, Minnesota, in which we attempted to set the world record for the most drummers playing in one place at one time. About 250 of us showed up at a bandstand with our drum kits. We'd all learned beforehand how to play "Rocksteady" by Aretha Franklin, Ringo's famous drum break from "The End" of Abbey Road, and most of us who didn't already know it tried to learn the Purdie Shuffle.
At the event a band took to the stage (which included several respected industry drummers whose names I've since forgotten), plus Mister Bernard Purdie himself, and 250 of us drummers all played in unison. When it came time to do the Purdie Shuffle, Bernard basically walked us through how to do it, exactly like he does in this video, and after a couple of minutes all of us were doing the Purdie Shuffle in unison. Afterwards, he signed my LP copy of "Aja." I'll never forget it.
Wow. Majorly jealous here my friend! He's one of my heroes.
That sounds Amazing 😍
Did you set the record?
This is dude is so full of joy !😊😊😊
@@billdrummer1197 No. The record is 533 drummers, and we only had around 250. But it was still awesome!
He invented it, and he’s still like a kid with his new toy. No end to musical pleasure, remember this when you are down. There is always a gift of up. Thanks, pretty.
“and it grooves like anything!” always gets me 😭❤
That's solid advice, for music,........and for life!
The greatest video ever made. I watch it on my birthday and at funerals.
@matthewcurtis6794 I hope this is true.
I think I'm gonna require it at my funeral
🫡
"Don't worry bout them Ghost notes! Ain't nothing but rebound" has seriously got to be the coolest thing anyone's ever said playing a drumkit 😎
1:58 the fact that he can swing in and out of the full shuffle on an off beat without skipping a breath is utterly mind blowing
While talking too!
I could watch this a thousand times and it would never get old.
Amen.
I've watched this a thousand times and I still can't play the Purdie Shuffle...LOL
Facts
I watched this a thousand times and now I’m old. Still can’t play any of this.
I'm personally quite high in my count of rewatching! Never gets old. Always makes me smile.
I will never forget, back in the 80's, getting on the 79th St. crosstown bus in New York City, and a gentleman sitting to my had a pair of drumsticks on his lap. I asked him if he was a professional drummer (I a life-long good amateur.) He said yes. I asked him his name. He said, "Bernard Purdy." I smiled the biggest smile and told him how much I loved his high hat break from the days of Eddie Harris and Les McCann. We chuckled together.
I liked that too, Mr. Purdie.
What a lovely spirit. He's not a musician, he's music.
Every slap of those skins was crispy ASF and I'm here for it.
One of the very best drum shorts in existence.
I don't know anything about playing drums, but I get the sense that he is seeing every beat in his head long before he plays it. This isn't just repetition, this is mastery to the point of simply being the beat.
This man is every drummers dream grandpa at this point.
this man is every drummers grandpa
The fragile equilibrium of this universe has been restored with this reupload. Thank you kind sir.
It's impossible not to feel Bernard's pure love of groove, and life!
I love this man - he has my eternal gratitude not only for sharing his masterful chops with us mere mortals, but also for sharing his high-flyin' spirit.
One of my favorite educational drum videos of all time. Just give Purdie 10 mins, one take. Pure gold. He’s also so freaking funny.
I don't even play drums and I could watch him all day 'splain stuff.
Mad as a box of frogs and I absolutely love him!
I've always loved his playing the Purdie shuffle on Steely Dan's "Home at Last". Nothing like it! Thanks for 'splainin Pretty!
I came late to the Purdie shuffle as I always struggled with the accent into the immediate ghost, so I made a similar shuffle that never felt half as groovy. Getting into Steely Dan later in life I heard Home At Last and vowed to learn it, damn its so good! Now I just spend hours sitting in the shuffle when I should be practising stuff for the next show......
one of my all time favourites. Absolutely love it.
It's incredible that he can play so well, especially after stubbing his toe so hard, right in the beginning.
OW! Now! The big big big big big big question: The triplet.
We all know about the triplet. We know that the triplet represents 12:4m
We ALSO KNOW that it represents 12:8. Too.
but you didn’t know that it represents the Purdie Shuffle. Hehehehe.
and before we’re finished, we’re going to do a little bit of that too.
And a good old-fashioned shuffle we might do that at the end as well,
but for the trime - time being we’re gonna do… triplets.
THIS IS a triplet, and it grooves like anything.
AH uh ee. Uh uh. Eeeee. Oyyneuuhhh doen-a. A-one-and-a.
One-e-and-a. Two-e-and-a.
Hehehehe. I like this. I like this part.
Now, let’s make that 12:8.
See? You didn’t know you were doin’ it! That’s 12:8!
Yes, It really is. Now! Now we’ll move from center.
Uh ba ba da da da da-da-da. Aye! Om ba dya bada bada dy. Dyo byo byo-byo-byo-buyo-buyo-buyo-byo-dy. Dy-yayayayaya-ahhh. HOO!
Now. Now that we’ve got the 12:4, and the 12:8, I’m gonna explain to you
- ‘member that word: called “splain”. Not “explain”!, but I’mmon ‘splain to you what the Purdie Shuffle is all about.
Gonna surprise ya.
Its quarters. Hahahaha-ehehehehe. It’s eights. It’s sixteen. It’s dotted.
and it’s also: Triplets! Hahahahe. Didn’t know that, did you?
But you wanna know somethin’ else!?
It’s also HALF notes.
Which brings about half-time. and you can also add to that a
whoooole note. And I’m gonna ‘splain to you by playing it all.
Ooo. Ah!
Hahahaha! Hahahahaha. Hahah.
Now! We’re gonna have a little fun with this, to let you know that they all work together when you put ‘em together, and as long as you groove.
‘Member those, those quarters? ‘Member that 12:8? HOOOOO! HA!
Don’t worry ‘bout those ghost notes:
AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT REBOUND!
To make it sound, and feel good. Ba-oo. Hahaah!
‘Member that old triplet we did? Oo aa! Baa! Deey! Uh heh heh heh.
OOH! Hahahahahahahuh. YEAH!
I like that.
Someone types in "Bernard Purdie Drum Transcription" and gets this. Well done.
That was the best drum lesson ever!!! My favourite parts were the “hehehehe…” doom-doom…doom-kah! What a legend! ❤
one of my favorite videos of all time
Still one of the best drummer videos out there. I always come back to it. Thank you Bernard for your style and groove.
I discovered this man today and it put a huge smile on my face. His voice ad libs passion is therapeutic. I like that!
This was the most amazing thing I've seen for decades.
I feel like this video by itself has great sampling potential
Seriously: “owwww”
“Heh-heh-heh”
“Yeah…I like dat”
“Bee bow bow baya baya baya BYE!”
Literally recording this right now
@@cxntryboi Reply if/when you release it
Check out "Mat Zo - Splain"
0:00 The best way to start any lesson: "Ow!"
Ending with a scream, "yeah!"
No matter how many times I’ve watched this video, I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of seeing Bernard Perdie play the drums! 👍🏻😎
Purdie
Nothing greater than the master himself showing us how to play and as a drummer. I play/practice this over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and while you get the point.
I generally have no clue whats going on when he starts talking about timing and such, but it's just fun to watch someone doing something they have a passion for like this. Makes me want to try a new instrument or something
Just a dude layin down a groove and it always makes me smile.
Makes it all seem so effortless. A master at work right here.
This man is so nice to listen to. Such joyness in his talking. I love his personnality and his groove ❤
If I could play like he does, i would have joy in my voice too!
Joyless aint a woid.
To anyone struggling to learn this beat, maybe try what I did: think of your snare hand as a second hand on your high hats, then find the right spot on your snare and just tap it lightly until it sounds as much like a high hat as possible. Imagine you're playing the high hat with two hands.
I'll have to try this. I was actually thinking of something like this. Lol, I guess that makes you a genius in my Mom's opinion!
It took me a week or two of bashing my head into a wall. Once you find and actually feel the rhythm, you still have the ghost notes to refine. Just keep at it, and if you get frustrated, stop - can’t force these dynamics.
In case you're having trouble wrapping your mind around it, imagine that you're playing a triplet on the hi-hat, only the second note of the triplet is tapped on the snare in the form of a ghost note. Once you have that down, add the first couplet of the bass drum on the one and two of the triplet. From there it's all downhill.
Not my comment, but someone’s from another version of this lesson that I think is not on UA-cam anymore
“Came for the Purdie shuffle, stayed for the Purdie chuckle”-Someone great
Such high-ethic social media behavior.
The world needs more of you
Hey I remember this comment on the other video! Haha thanks for bringing it over!
Every drummer needs to watch this
So frictionlessly smooth, I slipped right off my couch. I'm still accelerating, send help...
This is the most amazing drum video I have ever seen.
Definitely the most entertaining drum instruction videos I have ever seen. Much respect to this man.
Bernard Purdie is one of the most inspiring human beings in the world. After listening to this, I wanna take up the drums all over again!
Thank you for reuploading this! You have no idea how sad I was when the video vanished.
Dude,sick!
Drum machines have no soul because Purdie has all of it.
that's it sir! Now you've gone and done it! 45 years into my drumming career and I'm finally going to get off my ass and master this! It will be my crowning achievement ha ha ha ha ha cheers!
Bernard Purdie is an absolute magician, who knows EXACTLY what he's doing...
Drumming badass!!
Bernard Purdie is my biggest inspiration as a drummer
Nothing is worse than a bad drummer playing a shuffle. And nothing is better than Purdie. Often duplicated, never imitated. LEGEND
Amazing drummer and the guy is a trip! Great groove!
What a Master!!! And loving every second of it.
Bernard explains it so well. He makes it all look so simple and smooth, which we all no it isn't. I keep coming back to this video because there's so much to learn here about putting so much feel, groove and movement into a piece of music. Thanks Bernard for taking time out to put these lessons together.
This is incredible...Purdie is a legend!
Just pure love from great Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
Smooth as silk baby
Legend. I find myself shouting things because I when he does it. So groovy.
Incredible
Best music lesson EVER!!! Bernard is a genius.
When needed, "Punxsutawney" Bernie Purdie pops his head out of the pocket and reassures everyone that there will be at least six more weeks of groove.
Fun fact: legendary drummer of the band 'Motorhead' Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor was influenced by Bernard Purdie, particularly for his use of high hats.
You can hear pretty in iron fist.
id be more impressed if you could name a post 1975 drummer that wasnt influenced by purdy via some vector tbh.
This is truly amazing
This is still a spiritual revelation to me, each time I watch it. It’s so amazing.
How can you not love this man??
He played on 21 beatle tracks ( not Ringo) before You disagree watch this : ua-cam.com/video/CLqkk1443Dc/v-deo.html
on his own admission. He said there were 5 session drummers on Beatle albums and Ringo was not one of them
completely one with his kit... amazing.
One of, if not my favourite drum video of all time. Starting to be able to play this shuffle, still feeling out those ghost notes.
I have it on good authority that the ghost notes ain't nothing but rebound. No need to worry about them. 😄
He’s even speaking on beat. Unreal.
The most beautiful human being ive ever seen. Good bless him.
That groove is just flowing out of his entire body. It's pure him. Love it.
YOU ARE A GENIUS!!!
What a groove.
"and it grooves ----- like anything" amazing
Jeff Pocaro from Toto was notorious for playing the Purdy shuffle! ❤🎉
#RIP
Actually Purdie I'm still worrying about thos ghost notes
They ain't nuthin' but REBOUND!
Ah ah ah eeeeee! Hoynnnaaahhhh! The trrrrrriplets! Like the China cymbal embellishment ! Purdie is splaining to you his own language while showing you the shuffle that is above every shuffle in music. Don’t worry about the ghost notes! Ain’t nuthin but rebound! AaaaahhhhhhhhjjjjjjjjaaaayyyyyaaaH! Legendary!
I can watch Bernard do the "Perdie Shuffle" all day! He's just having so much fun 😊 just like anyone who participates in muzik should always be having. FUN! If you're not having fun, you're done said KRS-1 😁💖🎶
Man loves his craft..wants to teach it..he is so happy teaching..probably played on more music we hear on the radio than anybody
Thanks for the smile my friend!.
I watch this video over and over cuz he’s adorable ! Amazing riff I wanna learn it !
Always comforting to know that some of your hero's are also nice people
I saw this guy perform with his band about 18 years ago in London. It was fuckin awesome.
Technical wizardry.
Just showed a drum student this...she smiled and said he is "cool".
I'm pretty much a progressive Rock , Jazz drummer. But. I play the Purdie Shuffle. Every day since. The 80s. Love Him. Living Legend. Played 'Rosana'. In many groups. Thank you for the nice vid
This is so useful. Next-level lesson. So easy to understand. So hard to play though. What a boss.
I like that too, Bernard
been struggling with anxiety for 3 weeks, pretty sure this video has fixed it
man this dude is so cool
This makes me happy! thank you mr purdie
Fabulous❤
I love this guy so much. His personality is what it’s supposed to be all about
This demo/lesson is fantastic, but his chuckles throughout the lesson make it even better.
Most underrated drummer of his era
Oh yes, the joy on THE MAN'S face
That's incredible! Goodnight.
Nice to have it 'splained' by the happiest drummer on Earth!
This shuffle is so legendary. The grooviest thing in the world.