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

Description

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 is a graduate of John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio and holds a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Findlay.

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5 Chart-Topping Beats With Embellishing