How To Play Chad Smith’s Drum Part On “Ethiopia”
Description
On "Ethiopia," the first single from The Red Hot Chili Peppers' new CD, I'm With You, Chad Smith plays a tasty odd-time groove with ghost notes, drags, and strong snare accents on 3 and the & of 6. The time signature changes to 4/4 leading into the chorus, so all the crashes fall on the & of 4. For this section Smith uses open hi-hats on the &'s to lift the groove and keep everything funky.
Author
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.
