Epic – Faith No More – Intro

This inventive groove was played by Vinnie Colaiuta throughout the verses of Sting's 1993 song, Seven Days. The core rhythm... read more

We borrowed a technique used by Rodney Holmes in the Santana song Smooth to create this syncopated groove. read more

In compound meters*, the middle-note in each set of three notes is often neglected—overshadowed by the outer notes. In this... read more

Welcome Home (Sanitarium) is a slow, dynamic song featured on Metallica's classic album, Master of Puppets (1986). read more

Pyramid Song was the first single from Radiohead's 2001 album, Amnesiac. Its hypnotic rhythm has been the subject of much... read more

These drum fills are played over a hi-hat and bass drum refrain, keeping the time and holding the fills together. read more

This fun group of six drum beats is a great way to begin your 2018. The audio sample below performs... read more

Learn the groove from the verse of I Don't Wanna Live Forever -- taken from where Taylor Swift is singing. read more

This is a quick reference for the basic elements and terminology used in rhythm notation. read more

This groove is heard in the chorus of the song and features straight sixteenths on the hi-hat and head-nodding, infectious... read more

The Moving Hands technique is a simple way to create a drum fill by playing the same drum beat while... read more

This excerpt is taken from melody section [0:37 to 1:12] of "I'm Tweeked / Attack of the 20lb Pizza" from... read more

The four-on-the-floor phrase is a catchy way to describe drum beats that feature the bass drum on beats 1, 2,... read more

Starting with a simple rhythm on the snare drum, this exercise gradually builds throughout each measure. In the audio demonstration,... read more

This tribal groove appears in the second chorus of Hold Back the River (1:30). The right-hand rides in eighth notes... read more