DrummerCA35
Senior Member
So, working out "Just Like Heaven" for our band. While the beat is nothing unusual, the fills certainly are to me, for several reasons:
1. The two sets of double hits on the china over a bar,and the fact that china hit carries over to beat 2 of the next bar
2. The fact that he USES the china so much throughout the song
3. The other fill that actually starts (I think) on the toms BEFORE the one leading to the china hit on beat two of the next measure
I NEVER would have thought of doing any of this...using china, or starting the fills where he does that carry over into the "2" of the next bar. And yet the china cymbal and the fills seem like like a trademark of the song and it wouldn't be right without playing them. I wonder how the guy even got the IDEA to do that in the first place. I'm having fun playing it on my own on my V Drums and am looking forward to playing it at rehearsal with the band in a few weeks.
I know there are countless examples of doing odd things in 4/4 across tons of bands, such as Ringo on "Ticket to Ride" and so forth...playing something other than than what might be expected within a pop song. Ie, I've heard Mick Fleetwood do fills that don't end where you'd expect them to that carry over to the next bar.
Do you guys have any of your favorites to share? Apologies if this kind of thread has already been posted.
1. The two sets of double hits on the china over a bar,and the fact that china hit carries over to beat 2 of the next bar
2. The fact that he USES the china so much throughout the song
3. The other fill that actually starts (I think) on the toms BEFORE the one leading to the china hit on beat two of the next measure
I NEVER would have thought of doing any of this...using china, or starting the fills where he does that carry over into the "2" of the next bar. And yet the china cymbal and the fills seem like like a trademark of the song and it wouldn't be right without playing them. I wonder how the guy even got the IDEA to do that in the first place. I'm having fun playing it on my own on my V Drums and am looking forward to playing it at rehearsal with the band in a few weeks.
I know there are countless examples of doing odd things in 4/4 across tons of bands, such as Ringo on "Ticket to Ride" and so forth...playing something other than than what might be expected within a pop song. Ie, I've heard Mick Fleetwood do fills that don't end where you'd expect them to that carry over to the next bar.
Do you guys have any of your favorites to share? Apologies if this kind of thread has already been posted.