Three Dog Night Grooves – Hi-Hat Technique

Description

Learn the grooves and hi-hat technique used throughout the first chorus of Mama Told Me Not To Come.

This is a funky song with a lot of slick hi-hat technique. Experiment with applying some of these techniques to your grooves.

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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Three Dog Night Grooves – Hi-Hat Technique