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Intermediate Drum Beats Fills and Exercises

I’m currently working on a new intermediate drum ebook for release in Feb/March 2024. I’ve posted quite a few worksheets on pinterest, which can be viewed on the TL Music Lessons Pinterest.

For a limited time (Up to the end of Feb 2024), learndrumsforfree.com readers can pre order the ebook for free using the following code: FEB24

Whilst we’re giving away free content, this code will probably last for a lot longer, until 100 downloads have been reached, and then the code will no longer work. Use the code NOTEBOOK2022 to download the drum exercises pdf booklet for free until the 100 downloads limit is reached.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginners Drum Book 2023

To Drummers,

I have a new drum book available for pre order, which includes some of the sheets that will be in the book when you pre order. I’m putting the price low, it’s only £1 to pre order and when it’s ready (by September this year), you’ll get the full copy sent by email. I’m going to be working on it over the summer and hopefully it will be an enjoyable book for teachers, students and anyone else to use, ready for the new school year in September. I’ll also make a video to help out with reading the contents of the book so that self taught drummers can follow along with ease.

Pre Order for £1: https://payhip.com/b/Rq2i9

Theo

Page 5 – 25 Hi Hat Patterns with drum beat examples

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Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5

This page continues from the last one, combining 8th notes and 16t notes to create hi hat patterns.

These hi hat patterns and drum beat examples are for styles such as rock, pop, funk, soul, all in a 4/4 time signature.

These patterns can be used with basic drum beats or more complicated ones.

The Moeller technique works well on patterns 5, 6, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25.

You could also add 8th note or 16th note swing to all of the patterns.

> = Accents (play louder). You can play the accents on the top of the hi hat for a clean sound.

You could play the accents on the hi hat edge with 45 degree stick angle, for a heavier sound.

Circle around the hi hat means open hi hat.

Page 4 – 25 Hi Hat Patterns with drum beat examples

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Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5

This page and the next page concentrates on combinations of 8th notes and 16t notes to create hi hat patterns.

These hi hat patterns and drum beat examples are for styles such as rock, pop, funk, soul, all in a 4/4 time signature.

These patterns can be used with basic drum beats or more complicated ones.

The Moeller technique works well on patterns 5, 6, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25.

You could also add 8th note or 16th note swing to all of the patterns.

> = Accents (play louder). You can play the accents on the top of the hi hat for a clean sound.

You could play the accents on the hi hat edge with 45 degree stick angle, for a heavier sound.

Circle around the hi hat means open hi hat.

Page 3 – 25 Hi Hat Patterns with drum beat examples

Free PDF Download: Sign up to TL Music Books – Drums Mailing List to download the PDF of ’25 Hi Hat Patterns with drum beat examples’.

Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5

This page focusses on accents on the hi hats whilst playing 16th notes with 2 hands. Adding double strokes to some or all of the non accents would be one way to extend this sheet further, as would adding open hi hats and appling different drum beats such as the beats in this book: 90 intermediate drum beats focusing on the bass drum – PDF ebook. You can also find more 16th note exercises with accents here: Accent Exercises with 16th notes – PDF ebook

These hi hat patterns and drum beat examples are for styles such as rock, pop, funk, soul, all in a 4/4 time signature.

These patterns can be used with basic drum beats or more complicated ones.

The Moeller technique works well on patterns 5, 6, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25.

You could also add 8th note or 16th note swing to all of the patterns.

> = Accents (play louder). You can play the accents on the top of the hi hat for a clean sound.

You could play the accents on the hi hat edge with 45 degree stick angle, for a heavier sound.

Circle around the hi hat means open hi hat.

Page 2 – 25 Hi Hat Patterns with drum beat examples

Free PDF Download: Sign up to TL Music Books – Drums Mailing List to download the PDF of ’25 Hi Hat Patterns with drum beat examples’.

Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5

These hi hat patterns and drum beat examples are for styles such as rock, pop, funk, soul, all in a 4/4 time signature.

These patterns can be used with basic drum beats or more complicated ones.

The Moeller technique works well on patterns 5, 6, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25.

You could also add 8th note or 16th note swing to all of the patterns.

> = Accents (play louder). You can play the accents on the top of the hi hat for a clean sound.

You could play the accents on the hi hat edge with 45 degree stick angle, for a heavier sound.

Circle around the hi hat means open hi hat.

Page 1 – 25 Hi Hat Patterns with drum beat examples

Free PDF Download: Sign up to TL Music Books – Drums Mailing List to download the PDF of ’25 Hi Hat Patterns with drum beat examples’.

Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5

These hi hat patterns and drum beat examples are for styles such as rock, pop, funk, soul, all in a 4/4 time signature.

These patterns can be used with basic drum beats or more complicated ones.

The Moeller technique works well on patterns 5, 6, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25.

You could also add 8th note or 16th note swing to all of the patterns.

> = Accents (play louder). You can play the accents on the top of the hi hat for a clean sound.

You could play the accents on the hi hat edge with 45 degree stick angle, for a heavier sound.

Circle around the hi hat means open hi hat.

16 Rock Beats with Quarter Note Hi Hats

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★ 16 Drum Beats for use in drum lessons or for self taught drummers.

★ Printable PDF

★ Try the Hi Hats slightly open for a heavy sound.

★ You could play the Hi Hats closed but change some of them to open Hi Hats

★ You could change the Hi Hats into Ride Cymbals, Floor Toms or Crash Cymbals

★ You could also combine beats into one exercises, such as exercise 1-2 or exercise 1-4 all in one go.

★ Try playing through all 16 exercises once each in one go without stopping or making any mistakes!

2 Longer Rock Exercises with Beats and Fills – Sheet 7 – Inside The Book: 40 Beats and Fills Book 2

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Here is Exercise Sheet 7 from 40 Beats and Fills Exercises Book 2.

This sheet only has 2 exercises because we have doubled the length to 8 bars. The structure is 7 bars of drum beats, with a 1 bar fill on bar 8, and then repeat. We are also adding in a short drum fill at the end of bar 4. Short drum fills in music help to break up repetative beats and sections and add a bit of interest to the music.

Exercise 1 is all on the hi hat and has plenty of open hi hats here and there to watch out for. Exercise 2 starts on the ride cymbal with stepped hi hats on all 4 beats of the bar, and then switches to the hi hats on bars 5-7 for some practice of switching your lead hand between the hi hat and ride.

Video Demonstration for Sheet 7

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