thelimpingtoad
Senior Member
Okay... so my band has finally decided to dedicate the beginning of each practice to rudimentary practice with a metronome to help with our timing issues...
Basically what i'm looking for is links to any good basic rhythmic exercises for drums, bass, and guitar. I have been able to find plenty that are just the rhythm for rhythmic training (which we'll be using and having them create melodies for), and i've also found a bunch that are geared just for drums (like check pattern which we will also be using)... but i'm looking for specific exercises for rock instrumentation to work on our tempo control etc.
Right now we're working with a metronome and playing very simple rhythms starting with just quarters/half notes/whole notes... then just playing eighth note patterns... then doing sixteenth note patterns... I think last practice we did a good warm-up with these type of exercises but I'm looking to take this to a bit more of an organized level.
Also, any tips on doing this type of rudimentary work with a band would be greatly appreciated. Right now we've got timing issues galore... rushing, dragging, messed up syncopation... and its not necesarily any one person that's doing it... its just that it seems we're pulling a lot against each other...
Basically what i'm looking for is links to any good basic rhythmic exercises for drums, bass, and guitar. I have been able to find plenty that are just the rhythm for rhythmic training (which we'll be using and having them create melodies for), and i've also found a bunch that are geared just for drums (like check pattern which we will also be using)... but i'm looking for specific exercises for rock instrumentation to work on our tempo control etc.
Right now we're working with a metronome and playing very simple rhythms starting with just quarters/half notes/whole notes... then just playing eighth note patterns... then doing sixteenth note patterns... I think last practice we did a good warm-up with these type of exercises but I'm looking to take this to a bit more of an organized level.
Also, any tips on doing this type of rudimentary work with a band would be greatly appreciated. Right now we've got timing issues galore... rushing, dragging, messed up syncopation... and its not necesarily any one person that's doing it... its just that it seems we're pulling a lot against each other...