[David] I think a metronome really tells you not all the pieces in a drum kit are sitting in the [WM] David, where are you grabbing your
what kind of player you are, too. I think people same place in the pocket. When it comes to ghost notes from? The hi-hat or the grace
who aren’t generally used to a click, they are having the drummer and the bass player lock notes on the snare?
either going to be naturally behind the click it’s all about…
or they’re going to be way ahead of it. For
[David] I think the ghost notes are mostly
someone just getting into it, they’ll generally [Garret] The kick and the bass. The bass from the hi-hat. That can determine a lot, I feel
know what they want to do, whether they want guitar and the kick drum should feel like twin like the hi-hat can really emphasize what kind
to be ahead of the beat or behind the beat. I brothers. Those two should have the closest of notes I should be playing over the kick and
think that really shows you the area you naturally relationship of all the instruments, so definitely snare stuff. It emphasizes what the energy is,
gravitate towards. There are still pros and cons start there. That’s the most important thing a what my right hand should be doing. Like, do
to being ahead or behind. Being ahead is great bass player can do is just knowing that is your I want to be driving with the kick? Especially if
for being able to do some pushes, and being ‘best friend instrument’. Start there and then get you’re doing more of a dance-y beat. So much
behind the beat is really great for being able to to know the other parts of the drum set, too. I of that is riding on the hi-hat, I don’t want to just
sit behind, but it’s also important to just know always tell people that the pocket to me is right be playing quarter notes if it’s a really busy hi-
where you sit on the meter and be able to really in between the kick and snare. The snare with hat dance-y style song. I’ve got to be matching
work towards the center of the meter. Then the kick, once you have a better understanding the hi-hat.
there is tons of music where there is no click, of that, then play in between the kick and the but it’s important to know how to do it and it’ll snare. If you can fit right in between that space But I still want to be playing in between the kick
show you where you generally swing on the that’s where it really starts to feel great. and the snare. Like I listen to a lot of Prince
metronome.
records where it literally feels like the bass is
[David] I totally agree with that.
[WM] When a drummer plays to the click,
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plugged in between those two instruments,
and it just fits perfectly. But I still want to listen
February 2019
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