3 Must Know 5/8 Beats - Drum Lesson (Drumeo)

[@panasonic_youth]

Turned Out by Helmet is one of my favourite songs to play on the drums; it's so much fun to play. It goes from 4/4 to 5/8. The band is great with odd time signatures

[@in.der.welt.sein.]

Helmet's drummer went on to play in Battles, which is way crazier with the odd time signatures.

[@BradsGonnaPlay]

Seen them live with Local H once. Absolute insane show.

[@colangelofamily1824]

I'm so impressed with you drumeo players! Easy to understand (even for the slowest of us) with the best drum tones.... Good God that bass drum is awesome! Thanks a ton!

[@gameandmusic3039]

Just Like Is Many People

[@Pramerios]

The three beats: First: 1:54 Second: 3:27 Third: 5:06

[@tahmidt]

Thank you so much! Just wanted to hear what it sounds like and not the 10 minute commentary associated with it.

[@DailyDrumLesson]

when I hear 5/8 I immediately think of 7 days.. haha

[@Xeppeling]

Same, and I think that drum lick is one of the most important things you can learn for 5/8

[@isaacg3175]

I played this for years, and didn't really think about what it was called. finally dressed it up and used an excel spreadsheet to equate it. thanks for the lesson!

[@FIT3Y]

I love Aaron he's such a gent one of my all time favourite drummers.

[@artistsurafel]

Musics from northern Ethiopia (Tigrinya Music) use 5/8 and 5/4 beats

[@GGDrummer]

Fantastic Lesson Aaron!!

[@RealMaravilloso]

I'm not qualified to understand this. This guy is a great teacher.

[@Kyp031]

Danny Carey kills in 5/8. some of the best grooves in that signature

[@sadman5916]

He's definitely one of the best out there. Have you listened to Tool - Ticks and leeches?

[@Kyp031]

of course

[@Syl3ntM4rtyr]

Dope 5 grooves! I love #3 at 70 bpm, that's a great example of how to count and understand 5/8. Gonna have to show this to my bandmates ;]

[@petersvan7880]

Awesome video, love 5/8!

[@patrickselden5747]

Nice beats, Aaron - thanks... ☝️😎

[@fredericdesalpes5824]

Great , veryvery good , wonderful,,thank you ...... Fred /Nice/France

[@pillcosby546]

Aaron Edgar got a new look every video

[@DJPhree330]

clicked on a 5/8 vid and the intro music was in 4/4.. what a complete mindfuck 😵

[@kosk3432]

hey Aaron! What about half-beats in 5, any tricks : ) and 5 over 3 :)

[@FiReMaKeR]

First one is so cool!

[@renouncedequation3923]

Man, I miss having a kit, and all my other equipment. That second pattern w the bell accents at 70bpm reminds me a little of Reckoner by Radiohead.

[@moukskywalker4254]

damn man, you made me feel nostalgic. Reckoner is such a great song and i am a fan of Radiohead about 15 years

[@ganjanaut]

Loved that, as keyboard warrior deffo can play this, and that you for how to puzzle it/that :D

[@giovannyperez7722]

Love the lesson!! Hate the tank top

[@satchrules101]

Which one is the one count the snare or the high hats or the bass drum? That always messes me up ! Hope someone can answer!

[@malveiro]

what is the diference betten 5/4 and 5/8?

[@Thegreatobjective]

fabio malveiro one use 8th notes and the other uses 4th notes

[@elvissorna8861]

The beat is counted in quarter notes instead of eighth with a total of five beats in each bar

[@davidpeters6743]

They'll have a similar feel but a very different tempo.

[@philipmcevoy7206]

Maybe easier to understand if you play extra bars of the examples particularly when tempo increases . Just sayin . Great vid

[@GorcStew]

Great teacher

[@JETJOOBOY]

WHAAAH, I can't keep up.. nice to see the Written music ... makes it seem a lot less scary !

[@RandyHanley]

Can you guys get Mike Mangini?!??

[@tylerbailey9329]

Yes! Please! A lesson on speed or being ambidextrous would be awesome!

[@nelskudler]

Nacho Man Randy Sandwich # go and check Patrick Metzger. A great German drummer from Mannheim. He used to play right hand and switched to left hand lead.

[@MagnumDB]

I want to learn Refused's "Elektra" which I believe is 5/8.

[@zacharygoggans4411]

Everyone reading the comments, try putting the snare on 1-2-4&. Don't forget to put the variation with the right hand however you want! :)

[@jerrygamez5723]

Thanks for the video

[@aydenkaszas]

I see odd time signatures and I like.

[@WARDISWARD]

when you play at 70 and then at 100 bpm ..the metronome measured in 4/4 time . And youre actually playing 140 bpm and 200 bpm ( beat per minute in 4/4 time ) and yes 70 or 100 when metronome counted in 8th notes

[@frankburdodrums8984]

Wow you caught that. I was just watching this for fun but I enjoyed your comment. I bet you could make one killer drum video if you haven't already.

[@robertocoria5575]

Thank you!

[@valeriabarra6673]

but what’s he difference between this and a 5/4?

[@RobertWardDavidson]

What's the value of 5/8 grooves?

[@HerbalistGuybrush]

Two fiddy

[@andrewjeffries8721]

Thank you, Drumeo and Aaron Edgar! While I write my tunes I look for rhythms that go beyond 4/4. While it is a standard beat it is like a hamburger. 4/4 is a plain burger. 5/8 is a burger with cheese and BBQ sauce. And 7/8 is a burger with hot sauce and pickles! LOL!!!

[@johnny5.56]

Flood and Gretel by Snarky Puppy for some 5/8 goodness!

[@ramon8221]

What the number "8" means?

[@JoeG2324]

Lars Ulrich does not know what 5/8 means

[@dubbe186]

Parts of Master of Puppets are in 5/8. Pretty sure he at least knows how to play it.

[@jaydavids6485]

Tobias Röhner - true. And Lars was good in that he only played what needed to be played without being a monster. He's still worth $200 million for being a "BAD" drummer. Yes........I'm jealous😁😁

[@JoeG2324]

Lars was just in the right place at the right time. Hes always been sloppy. What you hear in the studio covers up for his lack of technique and ability. Playing live, he is pure shit

[@jaydavids6485]

Joe JG - true. just goes to show u, precision is not all that. it's who u know, when u know

[@Pratyush___]

Joe JG Fuck you for the who you know when you know bit. It does nothing but make you sound bitter. I'm no Lars Ulrich fan, but if you're the slightest bit into metal music, you know how important and iconic Metallica is to the genre, and if you know that, you should know that Lars Ulrich plays a big part in creating the metallica sound. Always has. And it isn't limited to his very trademark sound behind the kit, that by the way has encouraged countless people to get into drums, something you simply cannot deny. Metallica simply wouldn't be Metallica without James AND Ulrich, neither can be omitted. And you don't need to bash on Lars' drumming prowess, or lack thereof, and you don't need to be a fan, but whether or not you're a metalhead, if you're going to talk about Metallica, or any of it's members, you need to respect Metallica's place in metal history, and as a direct result you need to respect Lars Ulrich's significance. Come on man simply because the world hates on him doesn't mean you've to be a sheep too. People bash on Ringo Starr. People bash on Meg White. Guess what? The Beatles is one of the greatest bands in the history of music and The White Stripes is a fantastic rock band as well with again, a very iconic sound.

[@epiczeven6378]

*These is fun :)!*

[@unknownanonymous5914]

are*

[@niteshademusic5262]

this is really hard. i need to learn to count all over again lol

[@remilaliberte3802]

nice. funky

[@MsTheSlick]

1) 0:49

[@MsTheSlick]

1:13

[@MsTheSlick]

2:35

[@AllOneVoice]

That second beat is great! My friends The Vigilsnce Committee have an amazing song in 5/8 called The Psychic Says Now and the drummer phil has a bunch of great parts that are fun to play! Look em up! Thanks drumeo!

[@TheSquareOnes]

Looked it up, very cool song. I'll have to check out some of their other stuff.

[@Recakillu]

I fucking love this man

[@idonteatcheetos]

feel like i learn better just watching the dude, not looking at the musical notation

[@simflyer7373]

I can't leave watching 2:52-2:53 again and again

[@ZachBratland]

🔥🔥🥁

[@coreysdrums4605]

Tighttttt

[@bjarneejsing1950]

Cool lesson. But feel like they slacked a little on the mixing

[@Mikewiings]

HARDEST TIME SIGNATURE ANYONE?

[@George-George-George]

Jon D A 17/16 is much harder.

[@deliverance3931]

Jon D A 4/4

[@Drumaier]

once you get used to their feel then nothing is specially complicated. Is just that 99% of the mainstring music is in 4/4 so it sounds more familiar for the ear. Same for polyrhythms, once you get the feel for how the notes sounds in relation to eachother it gets a lot easier.

[@SquatchLord666]

Jon D A 31/32

[@augustaverbian]

7/16

[@samiransonowal3667]

Hi

[@sanmiguel4501]

This is 5/4

[@paaao]

Sounds just like 5/4 time to me

[@bladerene8540]

5/8 because of the 2 and 3 groups. Those kind of patterns was originally called Aksak I think. 5/4 would be more 2/2/1 groups.

[@Oliver-jz1en]

If you want a real 5/4 beat listen to hanging tree by queen's of the stone age

[@flea182]

the way he crashes :)

[@abinmelodica]

😊👍

[@satriabintanglazuardifisab2375]

Vaas? Is that you?

[@zestybomb]

I'm so used to hearing 4/4 and 6/4 that anything else sounds off to me... is that just me?

[@davidpeters6743]

What have you been listening to that's in 6/4? That's like crazy rare.

[@zestybomb]

@@davidpeters6743 I can only describe it as a difference between marching (4/4) and skipping/bouncing (6/4). Kinda like... jazz...? or some orchestral pieces...?

[@davidpeters6743]

@@zestybomb 6/8... 6/8 is the common time signature. 6/4 is really unusual. Like you see it in a few classical pieces here and there, but I can't think of any particular examples off the top of my head. Like I can't think of any popular musical examples in 6/4 (6/8 is rare enough). 3/4 is also common, as far as compound time goes. 3/4, 6/4, and 6/8 are all going to have that kind of Waltzy "bounce" because that's how those signatures work. 6s will have a lighter "bounce" in the middle whereas 3s will have a heavier bounce. 2/4, 4/4 (and theoretically 8s time) all have a One-Two-One-Two, type cadence, with 2/4 being the most common for marches and whatnot, again because it's one-two-one-two. Four-Four is like ONE - two - Three - four, ONE -two - Three - four. Where there's a softer emphasis on the three than there would be on a second one beat.

[@RecycleBin0]

there are no 'must know' beats

[@davidrums9946]

Thats actually 5/4

[@paradigmshift8460]

i'm going to draw that tattoo on MY arm and then it will be mine and I won't give you the credit

[@jaydavids6485]

Good info...but silly. in all my years of paid gigs, not one called for an odd time Sig. NOW, for the 3 progressive touring bands out there (on the whole planet) - yes, u need to know this

[@DrumeoOfficial]

I don't think time signatures such as 5/8 or 7/8 are exclusive to progressive music. Even if you don't play it regularly in your music, it's still very useful to practice other time signatures.

[@RobertWardDavidson]

Jay Torraso exactly! Good example of overcomplicating

[@jaydavids6485]

Drumeo - it's good to mess with once in a while, but time is the most valuable thing we all have... literally. And though, I can play in several odd times, I do feel a bit dumb spending a lot of time on them in the past. Since time is all we have, I tell all musicians to dabble in many concepts, but only focus 90℅ of your time on becoming solid, skip drum solos, etc...these things will not get u paid. A band only wants a human computer, that's the beginning and end of it. This comes from someone who's been gigging since 87. Sadly, there are very few paid gigs in the US anymore, thanks to the greed of club and venue owners. "oh praise God for the DJ standing there and rushing a button pretending to do a lot more than what he's doing for his measly $200 for 4-5 hours of "work" - yes...im venting cuz this is what the industry has come to..and I live in the live entertainment capital of the world - Vegas. Also though, I'm not sure what "live" means anymore. ok...I'm done venting... haha😁

[@bensoilenders]

Music is not about money......... we dont care about the money you make by playing boring stuff for boring people. 3 progressive bands... Youre probably just a troll or an ignorant person it makes ne sad for you man.

[@niteshademusic5262]

im sure u could find 5/8 in all styles of music including pop. not just 3 progressive bands.

[@Michael_Michaels]

Dude awesome job but finish the tattoo before wear such shirt!

[@CarlosMunoz-lm1ec]

seeeee

[@tomalbertplaton199]

oof i cant understand (im using my dads account)

[@davormaplenik2776]

I think Aaron should drink less coffee

[@paradigmshift8460]

do people still drink coffee and do people still play music?

[@Bluesky35102]

Damn I hate the sound of his snare D: The lesson was cool tho

[@HellvisDeathly]

my OCD is making this Video unwatchable for me! it looks like he wears a shirt, with just one sleeve! :-)))

[@TheSquareOnes]

I know, right? It took me a long time to accept Mr. Edgar's asymmetry but I've come to dig his aesthetic and the drumming is always phenomenal.

[@RobertWardDavidson]

So much less annoying without the guy with the laptop.

[@headofvengarl8893]

The "guy with the laptop" is the founder of Drumeo, Jared Falk. He's a legend and a fantastic teacher.