Worked on some ‘unisono’ between snare and bass drum, on a funk/rock groove
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Playing an 8 notes clave pattern in a 9/8 time. The pattern shifts from 8th note to 8th note, until come back to the start. Something like the circle of life.
Audio: circle 1
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Audio: circle 2
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Rained all day, here in Rome. Rain means traffic jam, people screaming and everything complicated. Here’s the groove for a day like this.
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Few bars dedicated to some friend leaving for a new life in braZil. Not perfect but smiling.
Be happy guys:)
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A groove to work on. It’s a 5/4 two bars almost basic rythm, focused on the tuplet of the second bar. Good for practicing how to ’stretch’ the time, that is a funky, heavy groove, with a single tuplet. Look at the hi-hat: cymbals slightly open, a strong rock accent accent on the downbeat .
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