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[Rhythmaticus]

On the back of DTdrummer's post in the rudiments section about "Help with counting" (http://www.onlinedru...-with-counting/), I've produced some exercises designed to address incorporating sextuplet (or 'six') groupings into your playing. It's a really fun, easy and cool-sounding lick that I'm sure you've heard before.

What I've done is throw together a few examples of sextuplets as they may appear in a transcription. As always with drumming, there are SO many combinations, stickings, orchestrations etc. that to include an exhaustive list would be pointless and insulting to your intelligence. Use these ideas as a basis and explore! I'd love to see some more community contributions if you come up with something special. Post them up!

This was a really fun page to create. My hope is that it's twice as fun for you guys to play!


TIPS:

- ALWAYS use a metronome.

- A sextuplet can also be thought of as two semiquaver triplets in a row. Both versions will sound exactly the same.

- If you're not sure about the speed of a sextuplet grouping, it's only slightly faster than a group of semiquavers. The 4th stroke in the sextuplet should fall cleanly on the 'and' count of the beat.

- Listen to examples of this lick being used in songs. It's definitely out there. I'll post a few up a few song names and track times as I can think of them.

- Practice other groupings too! I created a thread on them with more details here:
http://www.onlinedru...roke-groupings


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[Topcat]

That Sir, is a most excellent post!!

I joined in on that previous post a couple of weeks back about counting Sextuplets, but I didn't really have any good examples (

I now have a new drum teacher, and we are currently covering shuffles and half time shuffles, so many thanks for including the "Sixes" pdf.

To stay in line with my current lessons, I'm currently trying to sweeten up and practice my triplet / Sextuplet fills, and your pdf is just the ticket.

Thanks very much for putting that up Rythmaticus, it will definately help me and many others I should imagine.

Much appreciated.

Mark.

[melteddrummer]

They are gonna come in handy for me too! Thanks for taking the time Rythmaticus, much appreciated.

[Rhythmaticus]

No problem guys! It's great to get good feedback and know that someone is benefiting.

As for some examples of sextuplets being used in songs, here's a couple that came to mind:

Green Day - "Jesus Of Suburbia". It's those really fast drum solos at about 1:46. Two sixes in a row.

The Butterfly Effect - "...And The Promise Of The Truth". Another drum solo section, 3:00 into the song. Again, two in a row.

Foo Fighters - "Rope". Twice in the song. Firstly, near the end of the 2nd chorus, at about 2:38. Then again at the end of the guitar solo, Taylor plays semiquavers then a six back-to-back (3:27). It sounds like the roll speeds up.

Have a listen on youtube or something. This is only a few small examples of said lick, if I find more I'll compile a longer list.

[PetGerbil]

Would I be right in saying that, sextuplets are what is known in guitar-speak as "widdley-widdley" ?

[Nate Brown]

The PDF isn't opening for me. I lose! I like the topic though!

[Nate Brown]

Wait ... I got it. Now I only have a FAIL

Great stuff!

[alexribchester]

Hey man, great post. I love using sextuplets when I play fills and grooves, they have such a cool swing to them. I usually count them as 1,2,3,4,5,6 or 1, trip, let, &, trip, let.

Iv done a video lesson of one of my favourite sextuplet fills.

Here is the link if you wanna check it out?:

[Nate Brown]

Great stuff! If you didn't have a clear snare drum head I might ask you to join the teacher team here!

Seriously though. Very good lessons.

[alexribchester]

Ha ha ha, cheers mate, i agree. I its not actually my snare drum.... its my dads. He likes to use the pinstripes on his snares (for some unknown reason!) I use either the Evans HD Dry or the Remo Emperor X for a nice fat crack!