8 Famous Ghost-Note Beats

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[@JeffRandallDrumming]

So tell me, what are your favorite ghost note beats? Btw, I'm now available for online lessons and would love to work with you! For details: JeffRandallDrumming.com

[@clegford]

I remember when Travis Newman would debate with me about this beat.

[@clegford]

Ooops 2 princes ....

[@immanuelcalunod8518]

OH EM ZI, THIS IS MY CHANCE!!

[@SammyMakepeace]

Any Gavin Harrison beats

[@marekzincak2742]

Jaki Liebezeit's beats! Vitamin C, Mushroom, Halleluhwah and so on...please!

[@Mrgazzzap1]

I love how instantly applicable your lessons are to my playing with my band. Most other lessons are so theoretical and less directly relevant.

[@0THERguy]

I absolutely love your content bro. Your video is so helpful and so well layed out. Easy to understand and to the point. I can't exaggerate this enough, thank you for a super helpful lesson and your drumming is inspiring. Thanks for being you.

[@aadityanair7577]

Yess love the stuff. Been here for a while and you have my continuous support. Two bar fills soon ?

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Love that idea! I’m prepping some fill videos and will definitely consider that one.

[@areyoujelton]

Your videos always make me go jump behind my kit!

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Love that. Do work bud!

[@tiltedhorizon1435]

My personal favorite Ghost Note beat, and one that I was hoping you would have added, is Digital Bath by Deftones. But I will note that James Brown's drummer was on point. Dude stays funky fresh and I swear he never messes up.

[@chezchezchezchez]

Great video Jeff! Incredible material for the beginner and intermediate drummers also, because these beats sound fantastic, help you build a great skill, but are not RIDICULOUSLY hard! Keep up the good work. Looking forward to the one on shuffles!

[@Clown321321]

Useful video, just what I was looking for. Thanks!

[@bigl6322]

That’s a pant load of sick grooves right there!

[@theeddieray]

Man that is a nice sounding snare! great sounding video - Massive fan of ghost notes

[@Xmenjade]

AMAZING selection, 4mo in and these gave me a really good practice run

[@adfoulke]

Your videography and mixing are 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Giantcrabz]

I realized after years of amateur playing how we use the word "beat" in a bunch of mutually exclusive ways and somehow we drummers can still understand each other lol. You beat the drums on beats 1 through 4 to play a beat 😅

[@operasinger2126]

Thanks, Jeff!

[@warrenk9587]

I was just searching for ghost note grooves yesterday and then this showed up today. Good stuff. Thanks!

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Right on! Hope you have fun with them.

[@dodo13500]

Great stuff Jeff. Love your videos!

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Thanks!

[@GudmundurKristjansson]

Funny that after almost a half a century I didn't know what everybody was always talking about, when they were talking about "Yeah yeah sure I play these Ghost notes on my kit!" But then I find your way of showing what it is. Well in a matter of fact, I had been playing these so called "Ghost" notes all the time, especially in the beginning (around 1968) when I wasn't so GOOD on the bass drum, so I often used my Snare drum to fill up what was missing. But luckily I managed to get how to do that famous "Double Beat" on the Kick drum that in a way came instead of these ghost notes on the snare.

[@drakausdromgatti58]

I am a metal/core drummer who loves groove. These beats are so amazing for warming up my ghost notes

[@marktegeder2455]

Good stuff!

[@julesdrums6167]

Amazing as usual. Thank you

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Thank you Julien.

[@gilesmason12]

Amazing as always! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

You da man Giles.

[@richysgallery]

halftime shuffle is my favorite groove with ghost notes, bernard purdie's drumming is a gift from the music gods

[@taxnabro2446]

Great stuff Jeff , keep it going 🙆‍♂️

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Thanks Tax!

[@gvsd3]

Awesome, I'm not even a drummer but watching and trying to understand what drummer or other instrument/instrumentalist do is essential for music production, I think it's even easier to program midi drum if we can imagine what a drummer would do.

[@joshuagavaghan224]

Definitely. Apparently a drummer pet peeve is trying to play parts written by guitarists or non drummers in general and contain parts where you need 4 hands lmao

[@0THERguy]

Agreed 100%. The video grabbed my attention immediately and it was so interesting and fun to watch

[@supadisseur4713]

Totally agree with the last one ( clyde stubblefield ), i think as a drummer this is my favorite of all time

[@callme_A_K]

0:40 this is legit just the amen break lol. plus im pretty sure its originally from the song "amen brother"

[@yaroslavleshchukh]

Your videos are so good. Thank you. 😃😃😃

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

You’re very welcome Yaroslav.

[@makistudio1592]

Nice, thx for sharing.

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

For sure!

[@Soypablodpablo]

faaaaantastic job jeff!!!!!!!! thanks from spain!

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Thanks very much!

[@francescorecupero2180]

Very Interesting hi hat combination with those 17" crashes👌

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Ah I need to correct that actually. Playing 16” K Light hats in this one.

[@traviswoodall6547]

As soon as you mentioned Chad Smith I knew the song you were going to play. However, I was even more pleased to hear the Steve Jordan reference on Steve McQueen. I had NO IDEA that was Steve Jordan.

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Yeah, Steve demonstrates the groove in his DVD “The Groove Is Here” which is how I picked up on it.

[@sobolev1988]

I'm impatiently waiting for weekend to play this

[@jonnytownend1340]

Would love to see you take on a Biffy Clyro cover. Maybe golden rule, you’ll love it!

[@Paythepipertoplay]

Two princes was always the one for me for ghosties

[@analoglee]

Sounds like there's 2 separate bass drums or undertones notes on some beats (like the Sheryl Crow ne), is it only due to your playing ? Great videos, thanks !

[@drakausdromgatti58]

The 2nd to the last one is difficult for me. I dont hit my snare and bass drum together very often unless I am playing double bass. Gonna take some getting used to.

[@rondeangelis7384]

Nice great job jeff 👏. Did the lewitt mics come with clips?

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Thanks Ron! And yes they do.

[@Elred77]

Hey Jeff, great video and cool playing. Do you have the transcriptions of these beats available to download please? Many thanks, Elred

[@chezchezchezchez]

Did you find out?

[@cobra1995xx]

Ahhhh spin doctors ya had to pick 'shinbone alley/ hard to exist' .. THATS funkin nasty 🤘

[@flipnap2112]

most difficult I ever faced was Porcero and the half time shuffle from Rosanna. just learned it last night (not very well, but I can sync the roots). for a year I tried ot learn that song and was misinterpreting the ghost notes on snare as highhats. I would get frustrated and say "my hand cant move that fast dammit!" ha ha..

[@seaburyneucollins688]

Yeah, he ghosts the snare so delicately that it almost sounds like a hi hat, your mistake is totally understandable LOL! And that's exactly why it's my favorite too, the way those ghosts fit in with the hi hat is just ungodly smooth.

[@joeljewitt3098]

These get better as the video goes on really cool! How about Fool in the Rain Bonham?

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Great call Joel! I’m saving those shuffles for another video though. :)

[@joeljewitt3098]

Ah! Cool

[@yukazuan3012]

PH vibes are strong with these beats

[@robertocoria5575]

Can transcribe Cherish from Maddona?

[@bobbeverley5398]

Purdieeeee shuffle x

[@Reject101Personal]

Imagine a vid on ghost notes and not featuring any Gojira

[@lush_one1614]

you forgot about the hardest my man, Rosanna by toto. That one was the hardest for me

[@alejandroiglesias5096]

Again, giving us something to practice and have fun. Thanks man. Shuffle beats next time?

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Shuffle grooves are definitely coming Alejandro!

[@chezchezchezchez]

@@JeffRandallDrumming can’t wait!

[@COREL_1127]

Im about to say Two Princes :) the other two songs that i like Ballroom blitz and Kryptonite - 3DD

[@AlexandruBalan]

That's quite my tempo !

[@jhoseplopez]

Hi, I'm Joseph, I really support your teachings. These videos are very valuable to me, I learn more and more every day. keep it up, I greet you from La Paz Bolivia. bye bye

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Happy to hear they’re helping you out Joseph!

[@lenettoyeur8713]

9 : listen Denis Chambers's Ghost-Note on this fabulous groove : kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqnJXqaqj5qphbM&ab_channel=DennisChambers-Topic

[@immanuelcalunod8518]

CLYDE STUBBLEFIELD!!

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Yessir!

[@100BlaQRaok.el_1]

Listening to you lets me know you can J.B like a Mutha.

[@odeskoo]

cool man, it's 1 thing 2hear a thing and try2 play it and another 2actually c how it's done.👍

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Glad it helped yah out!

[@tdward23]

LMAO

[@cjmercier7982]

I have a question what is a ghost note all about🤔

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

You’re going to have to be a bit more specific for me CJ. What exactly are you confused about? Thanks.

[@cjmercier7982]

@@JeffRandallDrumming I taught myself how to play the drums was it a silent one

[@cjmercier7982]

Was it a kick drum or snare drum?

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

The ghost notes are the softer notes on the snare drum in between the backbeats on 2 and 4. Try a google search on it for more clarification!

[@cjmercier7982]

@@JeffRandallDrumming thank you so much and I'm a one-handed drummer

[@ShakingTwoTrees2012]

One dislike! Probably from the far-too-busy, ghost-note hating bass player that I played with for a short period of time. Seems he had all of that covered and wanted me to stick to 2 and 4. Huh!

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Haha

[@kamelouis1485]

Jeff porcaro Rosanna LTE Chris and Kevin excellente adventer for ghost not