Intro To The Rock Shuffle

By Nate Brown Drum Beat Lessons, Drum Lessons, Level 2 Drum Lessons, Monday Drum Lessons, Techniques & Concepts rock shuffle, shuffle, shuffle groove

Description

This Monday lesson takes a shot at the Rock Shuffle, a technique used in many hit songs including Morrison Hotel by The Doors, The Wanderer by Dion, Heartache Tonight by The Eagles and So What by Pink to name a few.

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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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