con struct
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I've been working on the drum parts to some of my tunes, getting ready for a show in New York. One of those tunes is quite difficult for me to get under my hands.
Tempo is quarter note=200, swinging all the way. What makes it difficult are the meters; trying to keep a consistent swinging bed for the melody and chords to sit on is maddening. I really had a problem with the hats, playing them on one and throwing the whole thing off kilter.
Here's the A section, one chord per meter: 4/4 6/4 3/4 4/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 5/4
That repeats, then on to the B section: 4/4 7/4 5/4 4/4 4/4 4/4 4/4
Then once more with A. Try to play the jazz ride cymbal pattern over all that while keeping it steady and cool, it's not a loud tune.
For me it's the drumming equivalent of a tongue twister. I'm curious to see what some of our resident jazz guys make of it. I've come up with my own solution (that I'm still working on), but I'm certain there are other ways of approaching this.
Tempo is quarter note=200, swinging all the way. What makes it difficult are the meters; trying to keep a consistent swinging bed for the melody and chords to sit on is maddening. I really had a problem with the hats, playing them on one and throwing the whole thing off kilter.
Here's the A section, one chord per meter: 4/4 6/4 3/4 4/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 5/4
That repeats, then on to the B section: 4/4 7/4 5/4 4/4 4/4 4/4 4/4
Then once more with A. Try to play the jazz ride cymbal pattern over all that while keeping it steady and cool, it's not a loud tune.
For me it's the drumming equivalent of a tongue twister. I'm curious to see what some of our resident jazz guys make of it. I've come up with my own solution (that I'm still working on), but I'm certain there are other ways of approaching this.