"Wake 'n Break" Series

Hey-ey-ey-ey folks! :) Today's wake 'n break is an uber trashy groove utilizes a see-saw like technique to play rapid 32nd notes in between two stacked ride cymbals. Taking the cymbal stack notes first, we have a steady slew of 32nd notes. Next, our bass drum is falling on the "trip" and "let" of 3. Moving along to our snare drum, we have accented notes providing us with a backbeat on 2 and 4 and last but not least, we have open hi-hats on the "and" of 2 and on the "and" of 4. As always, I hope you dig it and much love!

Wake 'N Break No. 1105 - 32nd Note Groove With A Stick In Between A Cymbal Stack
https://youtu.be/itQc1i35lVY

Notation available at: https://i.imgur.com/K8iGjLp.jpg
 
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It's Sunday drum day-ay-ay-ay! :) Today's wake 'n break is a laid back groove that utilizes swipes along the micro cups on my Hammerax Indigo flat ride. Taking the bass drum first, we have a single note falling on 1. Looking at the ride cymbal next, we notes falling on 1 and on the "e" of 4, as well as swipes on the "and" and "a" of 1, "2e&a", and on the "and" and "a" of 3. Moving along to the snare drum, we have a cross stick on 3 and then a snare accent on the "and" of 4. Last but not least, our hi-hats are keeping a steady quarter note pulse throughout the groove. As always, I hope you dig it and much love!

Wake n Break No. 1106 - Laid Back Groove With 16th Note Swipes On Micro Cupped Flat Ride
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdmcIUovWU8

Notation available at: https://i.imgur.com/1UdifDh.jpg
 
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It's another manic Monday-ay-ay-ay folks! :) Today's wake 'n break is a snare and two handed hi-hat centered groove in 7/4. Taking the bass drum first, we have notes falling on 1, the "and" of 2, on 4, on 5 and the "and" of 5, and on the "and" of 6. Looking at the hi-hats next, we have notes falling on "1&2&3&", on the "and" of 4, on 5 and the "and" of 5, on the "and" of 6, and then open hats on 7 and the "and" of 7. Last but not least, our snare drum has accented notes falling on 4 and on 6. As always, I hope you dig it and here's to everyone's week starting off on the good foot!

Wake n Break No. 1107 - Odd Time Snare And Two Handed Hi-Hat Groove In 7/4
https://youtu.be/M3GukPAyHb8

Notation available at: https://i.imgur.com/kKyuZ8C.jpg
 
Who says you need a ba-a-a-ass drum to shuffle? :p Today's wake 'n break is a shuffle groove that utilizes two sets of hi-hats instead of using a bass drum. Taking the hi-hat ostinato first, we have eighth note triplets being alternated between both sets of hats on "1 trip let 2 trip let 3 trip let 4 trip let", starting on the auxiliary hi-hats. Next, our ride cymbal is falling on 1 and the "let" of 1, 2 and the "let" of 2, 3 and the "let" of 3, and on 4 and the "let" of 4. Last but not least, our snare drum has accented notes on 2 and 4, as well as a ghost note on the "trip" of 3. As always, I hope you dig it and much love!

Wake n Break No. 1108 - Dual Hi-Hat Shuffle With No Bass Drum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phkqwN9Vah4

Notation available at: https://i.imgur.com/ejZb9a2.jpg
 
Happy hump day-ay-ay-ay folks! 🐪 Today's wake 'n break is a 6/4 groove focusing on the cross stick and hi-hat, and it features a simple and plodding bass drum part (think Kashmir). Taking the hi-hats first, we have a steady slew of eighth notes falling on "1&2&3&4&5&6&", with openings on 3 and on the "and" of 6. Next, our bass drum is falling on 1 and the "and" of 1, as well as on 4 and the "and" of 4. Last but not least, our cross stick is falling on 2, 3, 4, on the "and" of 5, and finally on the "and" of 6. As always, I hope you dig it and hang in there because we're already halfway through the workweek!

Wake n Break No. 1109 - 6/4 Cross Stick And Hi-Hat Groove With Slowly Plodding Bass Drum
https://youtu.be/45Pj9iSXRhc

Notation available at: https://i.imgur.com/uJlPBrQ.jpg
 
Hey-ey-ey-ey folks! :) Today's wake 'n break is an aggressive and mostly linear 16th groove broken up among the drum set. Starting with the bass drum first, we have notes falling on the "and" of 1, the "e" of 2, on 3 and the "and" of 3, and on 4. Looking at the snare drum next, we have notes falling on 1, the "and" of 2, and on 4. Moving along to the high tom, we have a single note falling on the "a" of 1. Now let's look at the floor tom, which is falling on 2. Next, the hi-hats have a single open note falling on the "and" of 3. Last but not least, our ride bell is falling on 4. As always, I hope you dig it and much love!

Wake n Break No. 1110 - An Aggressive And Mainly Linear Groove Broken Up Among The Drum Set
https://youtu.be/Pra2qvvRg0w

Notation available at: https://i.imgur.com/kI7VXiH.jpg
 
Thank goodness it's Friday-ay-ay-ay! :) Today's wake 'n break is a funkified take on the Brazilian Partido Alto rhythm. Taking the bass drum first, we have notes falling on 1, on the "e" and "a" of 2, and on the "and" and "a" of 4. Looking at the hi-hats next, we have notes falling on 1 and the "and" of 1, on 2 and the "e" and "a" of 2, the "and" and "a" of 3, and on the "and" and "a" of 4, with openings on 1, the "e" and "a" of 2, and finally on the "a" of 3. Last but not least, our snare drum has accented notes on the "and" of 1 and on the "e" of 3, with notes trailing off on the "and" and "a" of 1, as well as on 2 and the "e" of 2, and on 4 and the "e" of 4. As always, I hope you dig it and have a great weekend!

Wake n Break No. 1111 - A Unique And Funkified Partido Alto Variation
https://youtu.be/NSCtIn23WCU

Notation available at: https://i.imgur.com/gSTwVJ3.jpg
 
Hey-ey-ey-ey folks! :) Today's wake 'n break is a laid back brush groove in 6/4 and it utilizes a brush cross stick technique that imitates the sound of a vibraslap or quijada. Taking the head of the snare drum first, we have notes falling on "1&2&3&4&5&6&". Looking at the bass drum next, we have notes falling on 1 and on the "and" of 6. Moving along to our cross stick, we have a single note on 4. Last but not least, our hi-hats are being chicked on 2, 3, and on the "and" of 5. As always, I hope you dig it and have a great weekend!

Wake n Break No. 1112 - Laid Back 6/4 Groove With Brush/Cross Stick Technique That Imitates A Vibraslap/Quijada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEeGdZrKneo

Notation available at: https://i.imgur.com/xYHSq9w.jpg
 
really cool beat! Am enjoying the series - excellent work man. Greetings from the UK!

Thank you so much! :)

Well, it's Sunday drum day-ay-ay-ay, folks! :) Today's wake 'n break is a boom chick groove that utilizes an elbow to bend the pitch of our snare drum, which has its wires disengaged. Starting with the foot ostinato, we have our bass drum falling on 1 and 3 while our hi-hats are falling on 2 and 4. Now let's look at our snare, where we have sixteenth notes falling on the "e&a" of 1, on "2e&a', "3e&a", and on "4e&". Meanwhile, our elbow is leaning in on the head of the snare, which creates a pitch bend similar to that of an African talking drum or even a conga lean. As always, I hope you dig it and enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Wake n Break No. 1113 - Boom Chick Groove With An Elbow Pitch Bend On The Snare Drum
https://youtu.be/MR2iwirlw00

Notation available at: https://i.imgur.com/fddjivs.jpg
 
A new week is upon once again! :) Today's wake 'n break is a funky 9/8 groove that utilizes a bottle cap shaker as a stick on the snare drum. Taking the bass drum first, we have notes falling on 1, 2, and on 6. Now let's look at the snare, where we have notes falling on 1, 2, 3, 4 and the "and" of 4, the "and" of 5, the "and" of 6, the "and" of 7, on 8, and finally on 9. Last but not least, our hi-hats are falling on the "and" of 1, the "and" of 2, the "and" of 3, on 5, 6, 7, the "and" of 8, and finally on the "and" of 9. As always, I hope you dig it and here's to everyone's week starting off on the good foot!

Wake n Break No. 1114 - Funky 9/8 Break Utilizing A Bottle Cap Shaker On The Snare Drum
https://youtu.be/nwoKLOs5r1A

Notation will be updated in the video's youtube description later tonight.
 
Hey-ey-ey-ey, folks! :) Today's wake 'n break is a unique two bar phrase that utilizes anticipated buzz strokes on the snare drum. Taking the bass drum first, we have notes falling on 1, the "and" of 2, the "and" of 3, and on the "e" of 4 in the first bar. In the second bar, the bass drum is falling on the "a" of 1, the "and" of 2, the "e" of 3, and on 4. Looking at the snare next, in the first bar, we have accented notes falling on "1e&a" and on 2, as well as buzzed strokes on the "e" of 3, and on 4 and the "a" of 4. In the second bar, our buzz strokes continue on the "and" of 1, the "e" of 2, and on 3 and the "a" of 3, followed by a single accented note on the "and" of 4. Moving along to our ride or crash cymbal, we have a single note falling on the "and" of 2 in the first bar. Last but not least, our hi-hats are keeping a quarter note pulse on 1, 2, 3, and 4. As always, I hope you dig it and much love!

Wake n Break No. 1115 - Two Bar Phrase With Anticipated Buzz Strokes On The Snare Drum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tNm0qlbk-0

Notation will be updated in the youtube video description sometime tonight. (The last two days I've been in a rush to get out of the house, hence the delay in notation.)
 
Happy hump day-ay-ay-ay, folks! 🐪 Today's wake 'n break is a laid back groove that utilizes our fingers on the snare drum as well as striking one of our sticks. Taking the head of the snare drum first, we have accented notes falling on 1, the "and" of 2, and on the "and" of 3. Meanwhile, our fingers are playing ghost notes on the "e" and "and" of 1, on 2 and the "e" and "a" of 2, and on 3. Next, we are striking our stationary stick on the "a" of 1 and on the "e" of 3. Moving along to our bass drum, we have a single note falling on 4. Last but not least, our hi-hats are providing a slight swing to the groove by being chicked on all of the upbeats or "and's". As always, I hope you dig it and hang in there because we're already halfway through the workweek!

Wake n Break No. 1116 - Struck Stick Groove With Finger Ghost Notes On The Snare
https://youtu.be/5V36CVUuaRw

Notation available at: https://i.imgur.com/86nXch0.jpg
NOTE: unaccented snare notes are played with fingers.
 
Hey-ey-ey-ey, folks! :) Today's wake 'n break is a 4/4 groove where we have three unison notes played on the bass drum and snare drum. Taking bass drum first, we have notes falling on 1 and then on "4e&". Looking at the hi-hats next, we have notes falling on 1 and the "and" and "a" of 1, the "e" and "a" of 2, and on the "and" of 3, with an opening on the "a" of 2. Last but not least, our snare drum has accented notes falling on 3, and then on "4e&", with ghost notes falling on the "e" of 1, on 2 and the "and" of 2, the "a" of 3, and on the "a" of 4. As always, I hope you dig it and much love!

Wake n Break No. 1117 - 4/4 Groove With Triple Unison Between The Snare Drum And Bass Drum
https://youtu.be/6lj_5HNRKXc

Notation available at: https://i.imgur.com/w8JUU4u.jpg
 
Thank goodness it's Friday-ay-ay-ay! :) Today's wake 'n break is a sixteenth note samba groove for pandeiro and hi-hat only (no drum set). Traditionally, samba is counted in 2/4 but I'm going to break it down into 4/4 due to the phrase we're playing. Looking at the thumb first, we have notes falling on all of the downbeats or 1, 2, 3, and 4. Next, the tips of our fingers on the "e" and "a" of each beat. Moving along to the palm of our hand, we have notes falling on the upbeats or "and's" of each beat. The entire time, pressure is being both applied and taken away from the head of the pandeiro by my middle finger, allowing me to voice the surdo pattern. Last but not least, our hi-hats are being chicked on 1 and the "a" of 1, on the "and" of 2, the "and" of 3, and finally on the "e" of 4. As always, I hope you dig it and much love!

Wake n Break No. 1118 - 16th Note Samba For Pandeiro And Hi-Hats (No Drum Set)
https://youtu.be/NbSSjqic3iA

Notation available at:https://i.imgur.com/dUotnNY.jpg
 
I hope everyone is having a great Saturday-ay-ay-ay! :) Today's wake 'n break consists of 16th notes between the tom and snare drum and then an eighth note resolve on the bass drum. Taking the high tom first, we have notes falling on "1e&a" and on 2 and the "e" of 2. Moving along to the snare drum, we have notes falling on the "and" and "a" of 2, and then on the "e" and "and" of 3. Looking at the bass drum next, we have notes falling on 1, 4 and on the "and" of 4. Last but not least, our hi-hats are keeping a quarter note pulse on 1, 2, 3, and 4. As always, I hope you dig it and much love!

Wake n Break No. 1119 - Tom And Snare Groove With An Eighth Note Resolve On The Bass Drum
https://youtu.be/3F89Qvph4s8

I'll try to add the notation in the YouTube description as soon as possible.
 
It's Sunday drum day-ay-ay-ay! :) Today's wake 'n break is built around the traditional baiao foot ostinato and features what I call "pulled out" tom notes, meaning that the placement of two notes gives the groove the feel of having the carpet pulled out from underneath it. Taking our foot ostinato first, our bass drum is falling on 1 and the "a" of 1, the "and" of 2, on 3 and the "a" of 3, and on the "a" of 4. Meanwhile, our hi-hats are being chicked on all of the upbeats or "and's". Moving along to the cross stick of the snare drum, we have notes falling on 2 and on the "and" of 4. Next, we have our tom pull out starting on the "a" of 3, with the floor tom being struck first. Last but not least, we have a swung/broken triplet figure on our bass drum, falling on the "trip" of 1, "2 trip let" and on 3 the shell of the bass drum. As always, I hope you dig it and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Wake n Break No. 1120 - Baiao Groove With Toms "Pulled Out" From Underneath It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6P-dqayXh4

I will try to update the notation in the youtube video description at some point tonight.
 
It's just another manic Monday-ay-ay-ay, folks! :) Today's wake 'n break is a two bar phrase in 6/8 and is broken up among the rim of the bass drum, the rim of the high tom, hi-hats, and on the snare drum. Taking the bass drum first, we have a note falling on 1 in both bars. Moving along to the bass drum shell next, we have notes falling on 1, 3, and 5 in both bars. Looking at the rim of the high tom next, we have notes falling on 2, 4, and 6 in both bars. Now let's check out the hi-hats, which are falling on the "and" of 1, the "and" of 2, the "and" of 3, the "and" of 5, and on the "and" of 6 in the first bar. In the second bar, our hats are falling on the "and' of 1, the "and" of 2, the "and" of 3, and on the "and" of 5. Last but not least, our snare drum is falling on the "and" of 4 in the first bar and then on the "and" of 4 and on the "and" of 6. As always, I hope you dig it and much love!

Wake n Break No. 1121 - Rim, Shell, And Snare Groove In 6/8
https://youtu.be/wzqUOXbDPuQ

Notation will be updated in the youtube video description ASAP.
 
Are those rivets in the hihat?

I get that question a lot. The bumps on my hats are actually micro cups that can be swiped. They're a custom set that was made for me years ago by Hammerax.

Hey-ey-ey-ey, folks! :) Today's wake 'n break is a two bar phrase in 5/4 and features an "echo" or call and response between the bass drum and snare drum. Taking the ride cymbal first, we have a steady quarter note pulse on "1, 2, 3, 4, and 5" in both bars. Looking at the bass drum next, we have notes falling on "1&2&", and on 5 and the "and" of 5 in the first bar, and then on 1, 3 and the "and" of 3, and on 5 in the second bar. Moving along to the snare drum, we have notes falling on "3&4&" in the first bar, and then on the "and" of 1, on 2 and the "and" of 2, on 4 and the "and" of 4, and on the "and" of 5. Last but not least, our hi-hats are keeping a quarter note pulse throughout both bars. As always, I hope you dig it and much love!

Wake n Break No. 1122 - Two Bar "Echo" Groove In 5/4
https://youtu.be/W4qsHMxi8Lw

Notation available at: https://i.imgur.com/Uccvraz.jpg
 
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