West African Eve Rhythms for Drumset

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LLLLLLLLLLLL BASS DRUM/HIGH HAT VARIATIONS AKPESE DRUMSET EXAMPLE 20

You can vary the bass drum as main beats in quarter notes, a half time feel leading to beats one and three, or the low atoke phrase.

AKPESE DRUMSET EXAMPLE 21

Double time high hat variations push the time with upbeat eighth notes or suggest the driving sound of axatse in constant eighths.

Half time high hat feels state each main beat, beats two and four, or the low atoke voice. Try these variations individually and in different combinations with the drumset approaches of examples 1-19. You can combine double and half time feels between bass drum and high hat, implying another layer of time in the groove.

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