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Bungleau · 05-12-2005, 09:48 AM

No worries, mate

A bass drum triplet... well, let's take a step back. A triplet is playing three notes in the space of two. So instead of playing a standard

1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&

for a measure, you play

1-da-dee-2-da-dee-3-da-dee-4-da-dee

instead. Some folks switch the da and dee around, and others drop the dee and call it a da (1-da-da, etc.), but I find da-dee to be easy to say. And easy to remember when you want to syncopate them, but that's anothe topic

Once you've got a triplet on one drum, you can spread them among other drums. For example, you can throw all the das on one tom and the dees on a second, keeping the counts on the snare. Like this:

code:
T1 -x---x-x---x

T2 --x-x---x-x-

SD x--x--x--x--

   RLRLRLRLRLRL
[/QUOTE]That may look complicated, but it's really not. Your right hand always hits either the snare or one tom, and your left always hits the snare or the other tom.

A bass drum triplet (hey, this is what you actually asked about [img]smile.gif[/img] ) does the same kind of thing, except that you throw the bass drum in as a third note. For example...
code:
T1: -x--x--x--x-

T2: x--x--x--x-- 

BD: --x--x--x--x

    RL RL RL RL 
[/QUOTE]You can throw in snare hits when you feel like. Guns 'n' Roses' Matt Sorum (I think) does this at the end of Paradise City -- an initial snare hit on 1 of the first and second measures, then 1 and 3, and then a final special fill.

I've found that starting a bass drum triplet on beat 1 is kind of tricky. I usually start it on the bass beat just before, which seems to make it flow easier. For example:
code:
T1: - | -x--x--x--x-

T2: - | x--x--x--x-- 

BD: x | --x--x--x--x

        RL RL RL RL 
[/QUOTE]Start these slow and then increase speed. They're really cool when you can just slip them in for a quick fill, whether it be one measure, four, or even eight or sixteen. The more measures you do, the more accents and alternate drums you can do with your hands.

BTW, you can probably get some of these songs from your local library or from a record store's discount bin. I'm guessing on the library; while I've been to Malaysia, I've not been to a library there. But around here, many libraries offer or rent CDs.

05-12-2005, 09:48 AM	#10
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	No worries, mate A bass drum triplet... well, let's take a step back. A triplet is playing three notes in the space of two. So instead of playing a standard 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& for a measure, you play 1-da-dee-2-da-dee-3-da-dee-4-da-dee instead. Some folks switch the da and dee around, and others drop the dee and call it a da (1-da-da, etc.), but I find da-dee to be easy to say. And easy to remember when you want to syncopate them, but that's anothe topic Once you've got a triplet on one drum, you can spread them among other drums. For example, you can throw all the das on one tom and the dees on a second, keeping the counts on the snare. Like this: code: T1 -x---x-x---x T2 --x-x---x-x- SD x--x--x--x-- RLRLRLRLRLRL [/QUOTE]That may look complicated, but it's really not. Your right hand always hits either the snare or one tom, and your left always hits the snare or the other tom. A bass drum triplet (hey, this is what you actually asked about [img]smile.gif[/img] ) does the same kind of thing, except that you throw the bass drum in as a third note. For example... code: T1: -x--x--x--x- T2: x--x--x--x-- BD: --x--x--x--x RL RL RL RL [/QUOTE]You can throw in snare hits when you feel like. Guns 'n' Roses' Matt Sorum (I think) does this at the end of Paradise City -- an initial snare hit on 1 of the first and second measures, then 1 and 3, and then a final special fill. I've found that starting a bass drum triplet on beat 1 is kind of tricky. I usually start it on the bass beat just before, which seems to make it flow easier. For example: code: T1: - \| -x--x--x--x- T2: - \| x--x--x--x-- BD: x \| --x--x--x--x RL RL RL RL [/QUOTE]Start these slow and then increase speed. They're really cool when you can just slip them in for a quick fill, whether it be one measure, four, or even eight or sixteen. The more measures you do, the more accents and alternate drums you can do with your hands. BTW, you can probably get some of these songs from your local library or from a record store's discount bin. I'm guessing on the library; while I've been to Malaysia, I've not been to a library there. But around here, many libraries offer or rent CDs. __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.