Bossa Nova (Hi-hat) - Drum Groove

This is the standard Bossa Nova drum pattern. It's presented using the clock or rhythm wheel method to facilitate the understanding of what is played by each limb. This is also very useful in understanding what different grooves have in common or not.
I designed the Groove series to be a complementary approach to traditional musical notation. It presents some advantages in understanding the structure of repetitive rhythms. The geometric shape of the rhythm is immediately visible and its properties are easily recognized.
My goal with this series was to create a learning tool where the musician can spend more time practicing the rhythm and less time trying to figure out what to play.
To create this video series, I'm using After Effects for all the animations and Ableton Live to record, sequence, and process the drum sounds.
Drum Grooves Collection:
• Drum Grooves
If you want to learn more about the usefulness of this representation, there's a great book by Godfried T. Toussaint called "The Geometry of Musical Rhythm".

[@therhythmatic]

Ive never seen this diagram. I really like it, very simple to understand

[@subhashdhakar7689]

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[@troglodyte67]

And to remember !

[@craigchristiansen7346]

Agreed. I’m a music therapist, working with children with autism. They are visual learners and this illustrates the beat so well. Thanks!

[@CrystalMahabir4107411035OwL]

Yesss

[@annonymeandfish]

What is this called?

[@jeremyc.4957]

After trying to learn this from videos and teachers for a month, this has been the most successful thing after 1 day.

[@DrumsetFundamentals]

Hi Jeremy, that's amazing, but it will not replace a teacher obviously :) ! i'm very happy it helps you !

[@WhelanDrums]

That doesn't suprise me Jeremy C. Sometimes people can over complicate these things. I will be covering world rythms also and actually find these videos the most helpful too. Simple but extremely effective. Delighted you got it down buddy!

[@DrumsetFundamentals]

Hi Whelan, i will keep an eye on your channel ! i didn't know it, i'm always interested when people try to simplify things ;)

[@WhelanDrums]

Please do. I've gone ahead and subscribed to your channel. Maybe you can do the same and that way we can keep in touch. Absolutely and it's always good to trade useful tips and information. Keep doing what you do and you will aid a lot of people. Chat soon 😀

[@DrumsetFundamentals]

I did subscribe, i'll look at your content this week and let you know what i think ! thank you !

[@chrisljung5137]

God bless the person that created this! Learned it in 10min! My drum teacher never even came close...

[@DrumsetFundamentals]

Thank you Chris !!

[@gpbr-uk]

Please tell me how you were able to coordinate the cross stick and bass drum!

[@mattjohnson5197]

@@gpbr-uk it just takes time. Limb separation

[@iasyama1999]

@@gpbr-ukOnly the first 2 double-kick has the snare hitting together. First double-kick, snare hits on the second kick and the second double-kick, snare hits on the first kick, the rest is separate. Not sure I sentenced it clearly but yeah just do it slowly and one by one

[@heldercavalcante2672]

@@gpbr-uk try to do both separately while listening to the video sound than feel the beats and feel when they go together and when not... Because explaining and understanding intellectually is hard to the body reproduce... But if it helps you the bass drum starts on 1, than beats every A and 1 if you subdivde: "1" e and "A" - "1" e and "A" - "1" e and "A" - "1" e and "A" :| The sticks goes on "1"e and a - 1 e and "A" - 1 e "AND" a - 1 e "AND" a - 1 "E" and a :|

[@tuna9249]

This is the best visualization of drums I have ever seen in my life.

[@peteywheatstraws4909]

Yeah this is unparalleled in it's ability to illustrate the rhythms of each component.

[@4c00h]

I don't even play the drums but I had an amazing time trying to coordinate on my kitchen table. I got it after about 15 mins. I have new respect for drummers!

[@DrumsetFundamentals]

Ahah ! that's great if you did it in 15 minutes ! you may think about getting a drumset ;)

[@4c00h]

Thanks for the encouragement! :)

[@chezchezchezchez]

@@4c00h get one?

[@a.nobodys.nobody]

If you got this in 15 min, you should definitely buy a drum set dude

[@pedalsteelguitarjazzbebop4889]

Totally addictive to watch. Playing the instrumen I do, I am pretty much anything but a drummer, but it’s captivated me.

[@nnnyel]

Woah, first time seeing this kind of visual. Makes it easier

[@zengoster]

Feel the power of Brazilian Music! Thank you for share this groove, I used in my acoustic guitar class!

[@jamieharmon7751]

This is the greatest teaching tool I have ever seen. God bless this person.

[@GladmanNow]

Agree with everyone. You reinvented a very lovely wheel. As a guitar player and singer it’s great get these ritmões solid. Thanks

[@eliastouil7686]

Came here to use as backing track, i instantly understood the drum pattern with the representation, big thanks

[@DrummerAndyTaiwan]

Wanna learn how to play Bassa Nova and I don’t regret clicking this video at all! Learn it in 2 3 mins and play it til the end, easy to understand! Thx for this!

[@a.nobodys.nobody]

This is fantastic piece of the puzzle. This combined w counting and drum notation....i finally got it around 1am after practicing much of the day. Looking forward to how well it gels overnight 😂

[@jackdoesstuff9033]

this gives me nostalgia from 2 different games at once and I love it

[@tomhubertmontagne4533]

Parfait, il faut bosser quoi... Merci, finalement ils vont peut-être me garder dans mon groupe de jazz.

[@SandyOgilvie10]

god bless this channel

[@DrumsetFundamentals]

ah ah ! thank you ! :)

[@ThiagoIndioAraujo]

amen

[@bernhardtmitdt2586]

Circles are tabs for drummers. Best notation form ever! I love it

[@peteywheatstraws4909]

This is best visual tool I've ever seen, hands down. Nothing else, particularly in linear format, comes close.

[@Tofu-12345]

This is really helpful because as an 11 year old my laying drums it is really hard to understand playing bossa nova with notes so this helped me practice, now I can freestyle bossa nova with ease yhanks

[@cheliae8560]

This is pretty mind blowing. 😮. Thank you. This effects the mind more than most might realise. Love it!!

[@ozboomer_au]

A video that's very nicely done. Thanks for posting it. I'm and oldie :D ... but I feel the circular rhythm displays are often most useful for folks who are not familiar with the 'dots'n'lines' notation. I found I was still counting out loud (with the video set at half-speed): ONE-and-two-AND-three-and-FOUR-and... one-and-TWO-and-three-AND-four-and... I suggest it might be handy to include a conventional 'rhythm line' (with the rests and so on) that's synchronized with the circle, if you can do it (depending on who your audience is for the video). Having both notations would likely be helpful when describing claves, rhumbas, etc.

[@STIKFIGUR3]

this is really nice, thank you! great for all musicians too not just drummers. I'm a guitarist and this helped a great deal. bossa nova felt a little elusive before this.

[@Odog-Tbone]

I learned to play the beat after the first 2 days thanks to you!! 🔥🔥

[@dagconst1]

Wow , 1/2 hour im pretty close ! Ty, the visual just explains it in my tiny bean brain

[@Utimohy]

Спустя 1 неделю- получилось)) Thank you, after 1 week’s- complete))

[@DrumsetFundamentals]

That's great ! have a lot of fun now !

[@glennliljeblad7534]

A simple yet comprehensive method of instruction. Fantastic! Thank you!!

[@martinsmith8572]

This has changed my game, thank you.

[@gobontu6224]

Great, exactly what I was looking for. I even draw the cross-stick-circle on my own on a paper, but I took me quite a while 🙈 So finding this was like YEAHHHH

[@jordanmntungwa3311]

Im a guitarist. You drummers are insane

[@aramosvizcarra]

This is the best resource I have found. Took me an hour to learn it, after many years of trying and failing.

[@DrumsetFundamentals]

That's amazing !! i'm glad it was so useful to you !

[@jeremystig98]

Took me 30 seconds to figure it out again. Thanks for the fresh up. Needed it.

[@codforlife]

im practicing bass to these, they are amazing thank-you!!

[@lelebalda1513]

図形で考えるとフレーズ構成に違った角度からアプローチができておもしろいですね。

[@Zhuzhuduo]

太好了 希望多出类似的视频。超喜欢 可以好好学习了🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@101Metronomes]

These diagrams are damn brilliant

[@lloyddarbon5034]

Not just useful for drummers. This has helped me practice bass. Thank you :)

[@jmpsthrufyre]

using a circle and shapes is quite unique...to me anyway. Seems logical and natural. Genius

[@DiedrickDVD]

Best notation ever. Thanks for this.

[@mcpeko]

Fantastic! I've never seen a beat visualized like this before. Wow.

[@guy2209]

Normal: Bossa Nova 1.75: Samba

[@kurakuhedo5198]

Damn, you're right :0

[@gruforevs]

that kind of diagram is so useful to not only learn a rhythm but also to understand it, thanks so much for this

[@rikiyabut]

I’ve playing drums for few years and i thought i was alrdy good but damn it was so hard at start as a metal/rock drummer, but this is very good pattern for improving better technique and indepence, and of course learning new genre

[@Charles727]

very useful diagram. i also found it easier to mentally split the 3/2 as two different phrases.

[@Jaxdaily1]

i learned this in just one day now i just gotta add the hi hat :)

[@BongWatah]

This visualization was what made the beat click for me!! Thank you so much

[@NicolaiDotDotDot]

this is a 10/10 quality video, great visuals very helpful, and great sounding beat very enjoyable to play along to! Thanks for sharing!

[@DrumsetFundamentals]

Hi Nicolai, thank you very much, i put a lot of effort into this serie, so it can be both a learning tool and a play-along drumtrack for musicians, i'm glad you find it useful ! :)

[@Owenwestrick]

Just realized how well bossa Nova and nu metal mix

[@filiphsandberg7505]

took me 6min to learn this:O

[@brunopinheiro4041]

Awesome channel! I love the way you visually break down the beat. It's the first time I see this approach and It's really helpful. Thank you.

[@GrulbGL]

como brasileiro, posso afirmar que esse rítmo é o mais dificil que já tentei aprender XD

[@dmacbta]

Such a fun beat. I had to come back to remember all parts. I forgot the bass beat

[@corrupt5465]

change the speed to 0.75 for pyramid song

[@jeanbatmusic17]

It is hypnotizing!!!

[@oliviaginsbourg6541]

This method is fab

[@michaeldempsey3281]

Brilliant illustration!

[@easyevil2261]

Exactly what I needed to practice guitar to thank you

[@pAdoonky]

Божечки, СПАСИБО!

[@jamiroflavio]

I had never thought about it

[@Solomon.Y_Music]

Beautiful chart bosanova rhy... 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@henrisilva4190]

Só pra avisar, essa batida encaixa perfeitamente com a musica do chico buarque "construção" kk da o play e manda no violão, fica perfeito pra fzr cover.

[@urgdaddy]

Yes, I got this better even though I learned it 60 years ago by an old drumming teacher.

[@qwerty-go4fc]

This is taking me some time. Seems so simple but really screwing with me lol

[@rjtas]

thanks for these, the graphics are extremely helpful!

[@bazkie]

bossa nova is the best

[@ZachH1233]

Smooooooooooth operator smooth operator coast to coast LA to chicago, western made

[@MarcianoDaniel884]

God bless you, Learned it in 5min!

[@skylander671]

simply awesome representation - thank you!

[@markaugustus4064]

God bless you for this clarity. The diagrams are very helpful!

[@RandomGuy-gp4qz]

I love bossa nova drum beats man.

[@myfabal]

This is just A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! Thank you so much for publishing these didactically great drumset series. It's super helpful, you clarified my confusion in a sec 👍🏼. Will you do also videos for Samba, Cha Cha, Rumba,, Salsa... ? 🙏🏽

[@DrumsetFundamentals]

Hi myfabal, i'll do more latin grooves, i'm finishing a "big" project for the moment, after that i'll have more time for my youtube channel, and do more grooves, thank you !

[@myfabal]

​@@DrumsetFundamentals 🙏🏽 Great! Looking forward to that :). Lot's of success for your «big» project 💪🏼

[@suntzu6122]

This format is essentially perfect. Exactly what i was lookin for. Subbed!

[@andid.2606]

simple but wonderful music!!

[@DrumsetFundamentals]

Thank you Andrei !

[@OCREASONER]

Easiest way I learned this was to first learn the 3/2 clave and then adjust the cross stick.

[@thebmxband1t]

Great! Love the visualisations of how the groove is constructed. Good job👍

[@unoriented_x4957]

Sometimes lyrics and melodies get in the way. This is so peaceful. You just got a sub.

[@dariocardoso8632]

Batidas do coração 💓

[@chrisbovee6875]

The visuals help me so much.

[@sosioloco]

Thanks for share! ❤❤❤

[@jamesspooner1.2.76]

wow this is a very helpful vid, thank you. Diagram is a great idea and very easy to follow! could you please use this diagram to show some polyrythm drum beats

[@misterstereo6364]

This video style and idea is amazing, thank you very much

[@DrumsetFundamentals]

Thank you Mister Stereo, i'm working on a lot new material, but i need to solve some minor issue with the programming. I'm glad you liked it

[@sea-goatbr7588]

Ooooh I finally got it. Lol. Those wheels helped me a lot. Thanks

[@stephenpavia620]

A tremendous help.

[@stephenpavia620]

I couldn't count this right if my life depended on it, but to see it? Wonderful...

[@Goulouk54000]

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[@GoofyGuyDJ]

ignore this: just writing notes so i can practice and play the video hihat: 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a cross stick: 1 … & … & … & … e bass: 1 … a 2 … a 3 … a 4 … a

[@ChrisDeJuanMusic]

Awesome diagram...makes it so easy to visualize! Thanks so much for creating this... you gained one more subscriber!

[@UkuleleBobbyKemp]

Yes, most excellent!! 🙏

[@joneabrigo8695]

Thank you so much DF !!! Im so happy with this and I REALLY LIKE IT !!!

[@joneabrigo8695]

Very helpful & UNIQUE !

[@Absher_501st]

This has been extremely helpful. Learned it in less than a day.

[@DrumsetFundamentals]

Hi abshertaylor, Thank you for your comment, this is great !! I hope it'll open some new musical landscapes to your playing !

[@vikasbarapatredrumer817]

Thanks

[@Shakillyou]

this was so awesome. it really helped me dial it in and learn the beat with my body!

[@qasanoba]

I'm so bad at this but this diagram is just too good to be true

[@da411d]

Need 10-hour version!

[@dobryibober]

Thank you! Very helpful!

[@lorranaevellyn]

God bless you!

[@elpelaochuchito]

genius

[@jeigidrums2950]

Muchas gracias lo aprendí súper rápido

[@visible.3624]

Wow this is rlly amazing! finally teehe i found it xD

[@graceliaw2023]

Cool!

[@kadenn8811]

Broooo the hardes thing is that I can’t get the bass drum part, like everytime I do it and is start to do the hi hat then my leg starts spazzing just like the high hat

[@chezchezchezchez]

me too, after a WHOLE 15 min trying. Drumming SHOULD be easier...right? LOL

[@sigsliecker5932]

@Kaden N: Try leaving the bass part out untill you are comfortable with the hi hat and rim shot part. Keep that going then try to mouth (mimick it verbally) the bass part in for a few minutes. Then while still playing just hat and rim, see if you can sneek in Kick over the mouthing part. If that does not work after 4 or 5 attempts, stop walk away for at least 5 mins. Then listen to the arrangement for 3 to 5 mins. Do not attempt to play it in this time frame just listen. Then take one more small break. Come back to kit sit down and listen while mouthing out part simultaneously for 3 mins. You will now continue mouthing the part as you attempt to play it. I was taught this way and was told, if you can mouth it, you can play it. Good luck! Let me know when you start playing it.

[@sigsliecker5932]

@@chezchezchezchez See the comment I left for Kaden to try. Follow it exactly how I instructed, you should be able to play it if you follow it as I explained it. Good luck!

[@DemetriusFuller]

Wow! Maka ma brain so happy.