Off Beat Open Hi Hat Grooves

Off beat open hi hat grooves learn drums for free

The open hi hats can be seen in the sheet music where the hi hat has a circle around it.

All the beats have open hi hats on the “and” of the beat (i.e. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +).

These beats are a good introduction to playing open hi hats in general, and particularly good for learning the off best feel. These beats need to be repeated a lot and groove needs to be felt by the drummer. A simple ska type guitar riff accompaniment would be an appropiate jamming style for developing an internal sense of groove. On bass a fun slap and pop bass riff would fit, or else something funky without these techniques.


Related: For more of a challenge, try these: Open Hi Hat Grooves Practice Piece with Fills