7 Famous Grooves Every Cajon Player Should Know

[@CajonMaster]

What's your favourite groove pattern?

[@Kavish_27]

Its a close competition between dem bow and train beat

[@azo0ownz]

The One Drop

[@CajonMaster]

@@Kavish_27 dem bow! ;)

[@hanselvitalicio9523]

All of it! 🙌😃

[@CajonMaster]

@@hanselvitalicio9523 glad to hear! thanks ;)

[@nickfosterxx]

Your enthusiasm is so infectious. Thanks dude. Such an underrated instrument imho.

[@CajonMaster]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@ChunkyPepperoni]

Wonderful video, editing is perfect, the information is laid out cleanly and presented very well. You are fantastic!

[@CajonMaster]

Glad you enjoyed it! ;)

[@timdavis97]

You are so charismatic and a great percussionist! Instant subscribed! Can't wait to learn more from your videos!

[@CajonMaster]

Welcome aboard! thanks

[@Kavish_27]

This is your best groove compilation from 2022 by far!

[@CajonMaster]

Thanks Kavish!

[@Kavish_27]

You are welcome:)..which beat is your favourite:D

[@Kavish_27]

Also happy holi!

[@OzPablo1]

These adaptations are brilliant - thanks for sharing

[@CajonMaster]

Glad you like them!

[@angylness]

Thank you so much for making this video. As a starter cajón player, it’s nice to see a comprehensive list like this for us students!

[@CajonMaster]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Angrydad2021]

I was a drummer back then but stopped. Then my workmates insisted I get back on percussion. So I decided to look into cajon. Now I am waiting for my Shlagwerk CP432 2in1 cajon. Thank you for the inspiration! Instant subscriber here!

[@CajonMaster]

That's awesome! Enjoy the cajon and let me know if you need anything ;)

[@showpony321]

Love it. Thank you!

[@MichelleECortazar]

Thankyou! Love your tutorials! I love playing cajón & percusions .

[@CajonMaster]

Thanks Michelle! Glad you like the videos 🙏😉

[@nitram_nosnibor]

... and I had a lot of fun watching. I did like 7 and 2 but they were all great ones to have in your cajon rhythm repertoire. Thanks Felipe 👍🏻

[@CajonMaster]

Great you enjoy it Martin! ;)

[@garybuck4533]

I really appreciate the rhythms you teach. Thank you.This is a useful list of basic grooves. Very helpful for someone at my level. Pity I can never got the free pdf from your sign up system. I've tried it many times, but it never works for me. But you usually put the groove on the screen in box charts, which is helpful, so the fact that I cannot access the free area usually doesn't matter much. But this time you didn't.do that. That's a pity, because it would be good to see these rhythms in written form.

[@CajonMaster]

Hi Gary, Thanks for your message. Glad to know you like my work and the videos are helping you. Actually you are in my list since January 2021 and you have already subscribed to the Free Area. You don’t need to subscribe again, this is why you don’t receive the link to access the Free Area, because you’ve already got it. But no worries, I've sent an email to you with the link. I suggest to you to save the link and also the page, this way you don’t risk to loose it again ;) Enjoy the lessons.

[@ted149]

Hey Felipe, thank you so much for your fantastic lessons and tips. I am learning so much. Re the shuffle groove in this video, it is modern shuffle rather than an authentic blues shuffle. It’s sort of like the Purdy shuffle. It would be great if you would show us how to sound like a real old school blues drummer (if that is possible on a cajon). Many thanks.

[@CajonMaster]

Great suggestion! I will do it soon ;)

[@freddylopez7536]

You my friend are brilliant. You’re the best player I’ve heard in years and play with amazing drummers and cajon players. You inspire like nobody else. Thank you so much for your generosity. F

[@CajonMaster]

Thank you very much Freddy! Enjoy ;)

[@tonychestnut904]

Really useful. Thank you, Felipe!

[@CajonMaster]

Glad it was helpful!

[@hirencreations8311]

All grooves are awesome 😍😍but i love the dem bow n the famous one grooves 😍😍

[@CajonMaster]

Good choices! thanks for the comment! ;)

[@chengsuankwa7721]

Love your videos. They are easy to follow. Thank you.

[@CajonMaster]

Thanks a lot! Happy you like 👍🏻

[@fernandofrias595]

Hello Felipe!! Excellent video and great explorations. Very didactic!!!

[@CajonMaster]

Thanks Fernando! Happy you enjoy the videos 🙏

[@nepalirhythmguitar8743]

Filip i liked all the grooves.very nice. I want to request you to make a lesson for fills for this video groove

[@CajonMaster]

Yes i will do that soon. Also, if you want fills for all this grooves, check out my fills course, there you have everything - cajonmaster.com/fills-course-1/

[@itaycobo]

Thanks for giving us specific songs so we can practis

[@drrunner]

Love the shuffle groove. Just bought the Meinl Artisan Fandango and the sound is crazy good. BTW, your videos are superb❗️

[@CajonMaster]

Awesome! Thank you! glad you like the video. The fandango is an amazing cajon, good choice! Let me know if I can help you with anything ;) cheers!

[@skyhookspirits]

I got to go with the Bo! Great to hear these together one after the other. One of your best vids! Many thanks.

[@CajonMaster]

Thanks for your feedback! helps me a lot ;)

[@CasperSombroek]

Great video , thanks Felipe.

[@CajonMaster]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ze714]

Excellent topic for a video!

[@CajonMaster]

Obrigado Pedro!

[@udodrumming]

THANK YOU dear Philippe ....lovely greetings from Hannover...Northern Germania....

[@CajonMaster]

cheers!

[@holgerschwarz2416]

Thank you, Felipe, my Master. Good grooves for learning and playing. It's fun to have a sense of achievement :)

[@CajonMaster]

Great to hear that! Cheers!

[@hdscraftshorts9270]

All 7 grooves are awosome 😍😍

[@CajonMaster]

Thanks for your comment! Happy you like 😉🙏

[@jackie3715]

Wonderful as usual Felipe! I really appreciate how you give examples for each groove. Can I make one little request? Could you do a tutorial which covers some Middle Eastern rhythms? Thanks again for all your work.

[@CajonMaster]

Thanks Jackie! I will plan something about the topic, thanks for the suggestion 🙏

[@robkunkel8833]

Jackie, it’s me, Robert from the islands. Do you want a minor key tune that builds and then goes down and up again with that Arabic feel? What about “Midnight At The Oasis” by Maria Muldaur or “Caravan” with alto sax Phil Woods and Louie Bellson playing double bass? // How about an example, Jackie? I do Hasidic 💙❤️🥁

[@takeiteasy7062]

I hear Egyptian rhythms here in some of these! Its amazing how these influences travel around the world!!

[@CajonMaster]

Thanks Jay, agree with you, this is amazing! cheers

[@sompy7410]

Salut, vraiment très très fun et intéressant vos vidéos......je suis fan

[@CajonMaster]

Merci! happy to know 😉🙏

[@ben-ph6vw]

Hello I'm French I love your video I started the cajon a few months ago thank you for sharing I'm watching and I'm learning a lot I have a schlagwerk x one right now it's cheap do you think it's is good for beginners? I like the sound but I don't know the others! See you soon :) continue the videos are very cool!

[@CajonMaster]

Rock on!

[@Lapeyrelaurent]

So cool with tjhe pattern in the pdf Thanks again

[@CajonMaster]

😉 Enjoy!

[@gabrieltriest3574]

Hey Felipe! I really like the Country Train, but at faster speeds it becomes difficult to move my right hand fast enough to do the bass and keep it steady. Is it a good groove to use a cajon pedal to keep the bass?

[@CajonMaster]

The pedal is a good idea to play fast 👍🏻😉

[@katemarin8703]

You are awesome grooves awesome now only if slower to start.. Nope tried three times, cannot get them. Mark videos as INTERMEDIATE thanks

[@elkraken9181]

Dear friend, I'm from Puerto Rico. I'm starting to learn the cajón and your videos have helped me a lot. There's the band groove from DRUMLINE(the movie). Also I would love for you to make a review video of a 5D2 (cinco dedos) cajón. And how to tune your cajón. Thanks a lot!!

[@CajonMaster]

thanks for your comment! I will make a video soon about cajon tuning ;) thanks for the suggestions 🙏

[@jbw5923]

Love the Bo Diddley groove. The technique in the left hand is ALMOST like a ghost note but just a softer dynamic of the bass tone. Love it

[@CajonMaster]

Exactly! This Bass almost ghost is the right feel for the groove 😉🙏

[@josecabellohernandez2620]

Muy bueno.Gracias

[@CajonMaster]

Gracias Jose!

[@DivineSource444]

Groove #1: Ballroom Blitz (by 1970's band "Sweet").

[@marctestarossa]

I hear the fist beat and the intro of Ballroom Blitz is playing in my head instantly ^^

[@celri89]

Thanh you, Felipe, they are useful

[@karjohn2011]

Hi Feilipe, I like them all, thank you for sharing brother. I went to brazil in 2007 and had a ball! The music, the food, the people, so different, so unique and relaxed, i loved it. When I got my cajon about 1 year ago i went straight to your channel. The best channel { very professional} My friends play Irish Music and I try and copy the Bodhran reels. The cajon is a good substitute. It would be great if you could teach some ! Also ive tried to get the Free PDF and your page is coming up but i cant get the join button to work? Ive rebooted my computer but had no success so far. Probably a issue on my side. Obrigado Bro :]

[@CajonMaster]

Hi John, I've checked and it is working fine. Try again and if it doesn't work, send an email to [e-mail]. I will be happy to help you with that ;)

[@harshilpaliwal3270]

Sir I'm not getting a email of this 7 Grove and as well the email of cajon crash course plz do something 🙏

[@CajonMaster]

Check your spam folder 😉 if you don’t find it, send an email to [e-mail]

[@deepmusician2376]

Amazing beats

[@CajonMaster]

Glad you like!

[@tomorr7692]

If you want to hear a song that's really heavy on The Famous One, check out "Car Jamming" by The Clash.

[@CajonMaster]

Good one! thanks the tip ;)

[@tubular167]

One drop for me...great video again....do you have a favourite groove yourself from anywhere in the world?😁💯🔥🔥

[@CajonMaster]

difficult to say... I like a lot of grooves 😀

[@ogretattoo]

My favorites are the Bo Diddley and the Famous. Every time I step into Guitar Center for percussion stuff I have to play a cajon and do the Famous. :-)

[@CajonMaster]

yes! the famous is a great one :) thanks for your comment 🙏

[@SmolFenFen]

I'm saving this video as a primer.

[@CajonMaster]

thanks! glad you like it ;)

[@gregorypeek]

So cool!

[@CajonMaster]

Thanks Greg! 😉

[@robkunkel8833]

#1 Folsom River Blues … I hear a train a comin’ // #2: Beau Diddley … 3 2 // #3. One Drop. Emhhasis on 3d beat (I call reggae the: “MISS the first beat sound because it it sort of starts on the third beat and it feels that way to me) // #4 The Dem Bow … BUM bim ba bim BO ba bim ba bim BUM bim ba bim. Think of lomg repition … HEY Angie, get me a drink and place me a veggie pizza order at Angelos, while my best friend finally asks that girl to dance …. and I play (Yawn) … a long repetition 🍷🥜🍕🥨🤟🏼🚬.

[@CajonMaster]

Thanks Rob!

[@banest0]

Last one for sure!

[@CajonMaster]

thanks Ernests!

[@SauravLimbu-y3x]

Thank you

[@CajonMaster]

You're welcome

[@pkakakaka7860]

how can i get free PDF file

[@CajonMaster]

Link in the description ;)

[@ricklang_drummer]

Funny. As a drummer I always recognized the Dem Bow as Soca.

[@gorilla.asia_3181]

Ahh noo your cajon sound is so damn great

[@robkunkel8833]

Part Two …, #5 The Emotional One … Based in triplets. The long slow pattern while you munch on a piece of pizza that Angie feeds you …. 🍕🌜”Gravity is working against me // And gravity wants to bring me down” . # 6. The Shuffle Groove .. rooted in jazz and blues … also uses triplets …”She’s my Fay Vrit one, I’m her little baby boy” # 7. The Famous One. “The iconic funky drummer” (James Brown) …. I see two parts X X X Rest x x x x / XXX Rest xxxx … I’m on it first thing in the morning. Good Night, my friend. Thanks. …… oh, you asked. My preference? I always will take a James Brown beat, #7. Thanks again.

[@CajonMaster]

Thanks Rob! Love your comment ;)

[@bigl6322]

Dude, that’s the shit. Thanks for posting.!

[@CajonMaster]

Glad you like it, thanks!

[@jaydelado]

Thank you Felipe. Let's practice then! 😎

[@CajonMaster]

Have fun! 😉

[@CelsoCintra]

Thank you but… no flamenco pattern?

[@CajonMaster]

Not yet! I will present it in the next video ;)

[@PersianOracle]

Dear Flip❤️💫👍

[@CajonMaster]

Cheers!

[@williemammoth11]

The Famous One has a 2-3 son clave in it :)

[@edgarmartinezlozano]

1:19

[@MrArmankal]

please write Note

[@CajonMaster]

Link in the description ;)

[@timkoerber869]

Dig the "Famous" Groove!

[@CajonMaster]

thanks Tim! cool isn't it :)

[@enzoj.k.bordignon7718]

Aula Magna

[@CajonMaster]

Valeu meu velho! abração

[@nativeazboy]

All of the phillipe

[@CajonMaster]

Thanks 🙏

[@Ghazanfar_Ansar_world]

I'm beginner here

[@CajonMaster]

Welcome! enjoy the lessons ;)

[@MaHo-b4v]

One drop? There is no syncopation in a one drop

[@XmanSully]

I’ll try those when I get back from work today. But your words, I don’t understand. Sixth eight, on the third on the accent triplets It’s Chinese to me. Most rhythms seems manageable. Thank you for this

[@CajonMaster]

Enjoy the grooves and contact me if you need help 😉

[@XmanSully]

@@CajonMaster I do. I have reached the limits of self advancing. Kind of stuck. For years now. You seem like a nice person. I might take an online course with you, if it is something you do, or if it is something I can afford. Btw I am 54. I have three kids. Life is a struggle, a daily struggle, percussion is what lifts me up. Sometimes when I’m down, I can’t touch the cajon for weeks. When there is no music inside

[@CajonMaster]

@@XmanSully have a look on the website cajonmaster.com and check all the courses and lessons available ;) let me know if you need anything else, more info etc. [e-mail]