5 Chart-Topping Beats With Embellishing

By Nate Brown Drum Lessons, Level 3 Drum Lessons, Monday Drum Lessons, Song Lessons, Techniques & Concepts 16th-note phrasing, embellishing

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In this lesson, learn 5 beats from chart-topping songs that use the embellishment of the open hi-hat and/or ghost strokes. This page is a sample from Nate Brown's book Chart-Topping Drum Beats.

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Author

Nate Brown

Publisher of OnlineDrummer.com, Alfred Publishing author, Ddrum artist, and veteran Drum! Magazine contributor, Nate earned his Bachelor of Arts in Education at John Carroll University and Master of Arts in Education at the University of Findlay.

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5 Chart-Topping Beats With Embellishing