6/8 Grooves - Drum Lesson

[@GinaMarieGuyette]

Absolutely helpful. I'm not a drummer but I was stuck on 6/8 time signature and your video angle pulled me into stay. Great work!

[@drumdex]

Really glad it’s helped! Thankyou for checking out my video and for your kind words!

[@ЭлизаЭлиза-т3г8б]

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[@royalflush5ts]

I got same shoes and same pedals. 6/8 my favorite time. found out I kinda naturally play like that and I'm trying to better it. and this helps!

[@immortalartinimmortal5409]

Hello Thank you for learning this one of the best Because I am from Iran, and here the cost of learning is very high I had to learn from the Internet and this video helped to me 🌷🌷🌷

[@Hmmmmmmmm320]

This absolutely helped me get comfortable with 6:8 on guitar. Nice playing with ya :)

[@thagirion9761]

Fantastic instructions! Very succinct and clear to the point.

[@drumdex]

Thanks Thagirion!

[@baileyj123]

Very well laid out lessons. Easy to follow. Very informative. Great job.

[@drumdex]

Thanks Joel!

[@theillestdrummer7822]

Top man, finally understand 6/8. Keep them coming and keep up the good works

[@drumdex]

Thanks dude, I have a full course on these grooves and more advanced versions to take your 6/8 playing even further if you are interested, all available with channel membership kzbin.info/door/zWBspFXaesJaWSXM27anuQjoin

[@mosesyirga539]

Wow thank u so much for this ! I’ve been looking everywhere for a 6/8 drumming lesson that was easy to follow .. thank u !! 😁

[@adaptiveplexus]

I have an old song that I played acoustic guitar and sang for years. One day I finally decided to record it so I attempted a 4/4 drum beat and was like "WHAT THE HELL??!!" All those years and I never realized my song was 6/8 !!! Anyways the kick on 1 and snare on 4 sounds great. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@redcrystalsoul]

Same! Had a hell of a time trying to programme 4/4 drums hahah

[@tonyclement221]

The blues groves 😉. Good stuff. Electronic kick is mint. That’s for posting.

[@beckydrummer1271]

Thanks for this , really really useful ,,, learning ‘take it to the limit’ by the eagles where the time signature changes from 6/8 to 3/4 during the song ,,, hard to grasp the difference but think I’ve cracked it! 👍🏻

[@garyclark608]

Great lesson. Excellent presentation and I love the way you break it down and then show how it's played. I have always been a big fan of 6/8 grooves and your lesson has shown me a couple different things I haven't played before, but I am going to play them right now. Good job!

[@drumdex]

+Gary Clark very kind words, thank you. Glad it's been helpful, let me know if there is anything else you are interested in!

[@alchemistrpm82]

Brilliantly illustrated!

[@johnnydunstan7602]

Great lesson love the workouts for the Bass

[@rob4419]

yea best and simplest explanation on yt thanks

[@maxwelldavidjoseph6773]

Thank you so much, it was really helpful.

[@drumdex]

Thanks so much, really glad the video helps!!! I have a new version of this video on my website drumdex.com if you are looking more into these kinds of grooves

[@sevensilverflowers]

Great lesson.Much appreciated.

[@moistness482]

I find this time signature very soothing for some reason

[@ericdufresne6991]

i fucking love you man!!! we're going to get married asap!! this video was the best!!! i don't play drums but i produce electronic type music and this explained everything so god damn clearer that the other videos!! thank you so much!!!

[@drumdex]

Eric Dufresne Your comment just made my day! Lol, glad it has been helpful!!

[@screenjamscroatia]

same here!! :) GREAT VIDEO! What about the between-grooves things like at 3:20? I got that one, but for example those first 15 secs are driving me crazy, can you do tutorial on that one too? :)

[@RafaelMartins_0202]

4:40 beat often used in vanerão, here in Brazil.

[@mauriciozipitria8654]

muchas.gracias ! from uruguay!!!

[@PoorvaSharmaMusic]

Thankyou for this, can you post some chops too ? Please

[@quaternickel]

Thanks so much for teaching me how to play 6/8 song, great help!

[@riffdex]

Wow I never really knew how to do anything other than 4/4 time on the drums but I wrote a guitar song in 6/8 time and was stuck on figuring out how to incorporate drums into the mix. I can’t believe how easy it was to learn 6/8 after going years not knowing (although I never really tried before).

[@drumdex]

Thanks Dexter, glad the video helped!!

[@Guitarfish64]

Thanks from another guitarist - this time trying to program a 6/8 drum groove in my DAW.

[@neurocosm]

I love the 6/8 demo, very cool (subbed). I also like your setup. Is that a TD-50?

[@drumdex]

Hi, It’s a Roland TD-20 in this video, I’m on a TD-27 now and a TD-17 in some videos. Got some new 6/8 Stuff coming out soon!

[@neurocosm]

@@drumdex very cool, looking forward to it. I love the sound of the drums and that's really the key to getting people to listen more, with clarity.

[@TheGrainer]

Brilliant love your channel ! so helpful ,thank you 🙂

[@raghavagarwal2352]

Ur teaching skill are awesome bro♥️👌

[@feretiuti5096]

Please make more fill ins with this time signature. I made a song with 6/8 but I’m having trouble with the fill ins for the drums. It’s the beat that’s your personal favorite.

[@amyhartl1480]

Thank you for sharing these basic compound time grooves--well 6-8 anyhow...easily transferable to 9-8 or other compound time signatures though. I needed some ideas for upgrading the midi percussion part in a song I am editing right now. Big help...thanks and God bless.

[@drumdex]

Very welcome!

[@cobycharlton6833]

Great explanation of 6/8

[@VickyVicky-bm7et]

Great video finished off

[@drumdex]

Great stuff Vicky! I have some new versions and extensions on these exercises if you are looking for more!

[@brotherfausto6239]

The first 5 seconds....AWESOME beat. Could you do one like that without so much plate and dish in a 170 BPM. Sounds like Mr. Holland Opus drum beat. I love it!

[@joanofarc708]

Very helpful thank you

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[@MrJCTroutman]

Great explanations. Thank you

[@Name-so9ns]

the beat at 5:30 sounds very much like what is used in 50's-60's doo wop songs and it is suggestive of a heartbeat, but i have had the hardest time tracking down information about it (no formal musical education). it's featured in some newer songs like "love on the brain" by rihanna. any chance you know of a formal name or description for it? a personal favorite of mine too

[@hopedondiog9783]

thank youuu so muchh for thiss. I was struggling soo much on a song because I realized it wasnt 4/4

[@l3ertuz362]

nice lesson - i can put that kick anywhere as long as that snare is on 4 - i got the concept thanks

[@matthewbinney8494]

That's true but looking at it that way limits you. You can still put the snare and up/downbeats anywhere you like. You can try putting the snare on the 6 or on 3 and the 6...just play with that ass

[@JFullerUCSB]

I was messing around with this, and you get a cool groove if you play a kick drum on 1 and the ‘and’ of 2, or the space right between the 2nd and 3rd beats.

[@ServantofJesus247]

Whoa how many cymbals do you have!

[@Troy1g]

Guitar play singer songwriter here can you suggest other grooves to learn in 4/4 to reinforce rhythm awareness. Thanks 🙏

[@louwjhl7227]

Hi Dex. I'm counting triplets here? Great video!

[@JohnDavid-ko5qc]

Love this video

[@jsticksxmusic8257]

Nice teachingsir

[@sofoclispetrosjulyan1397]

Awesome teacher...too bad I don't have a drum set though

[@drumdex]

Thanks so much, pots and pans!

[@subeerka]

04:42 ❤️

[@johnsheppard18]

thanks for posting this video,

[@samuelprastowo7320]

bagus, saya suka, dan sangat membantu saya. i am from indonesia. nice to meet you

[@hanczar27]

Thank you Sayar

[@Hriili]

Can the exercise 5 go 6/8 beating?is it right if we use that ex5 for6/8 beating

[@fabianomallmannbinho3155]

Otimo vídeo. Poderia me dizer, qual o modelo da sua bateria? Gostaria de adquitir uma igual, pois goatei muito dos sons.

[@seedsareus6853]

Yessss! Thank you! Somehow a lot of guitar stuff I come up with is in 6/8 so when I go to put drums to it I get a little thrown off, but this video perfectly explains and helps me understand how a 6/8 drum pattern works. Again thank you!

[@DrumSpotScuoladibatteriaOld]

Wonderful

[@charlesshezow8574]

Yo man, sounds good. Out of curiosity, whats your bpm?

[@leereylem7420]

Can i buy your dw 9000 cause it so nice to hear that sound. Good lesson

[@Jrazdtothe2]

Is the PDF for this lesson still available?

[@drumdex]

Hi, I've actually completely re-done this course and multiple courses that build form it, they are all available with PDF's to channel members. here is the link to check out more details kzbin.info/door/zWBspFXaesJaWSXM27anuQjoin

[@DSYankeesFan]

Norwegian Wood is also in 6/8

[@arkivuo5284]

the last one you did, is that like in slow blues?

[@drumdex]

Hi, yes they could all work well in a blues setting.

[@itojefrank2237]

Blast 👌

[@nikebra1153]

Good vídeo brother.

[@dominic8129]

What Roland kit is this Dexter?

[@dylanbaldwin7934]

Can these apply in jazz?

[@icebabu6648]

How u plyed fill tell that one

[@guilhermesilha5754]

Hey! What app do you use on your electronic drums? I use a Yamaha one, but I wanted to apply more sounds to it so it doesn't look superficial. What program do you use?

[@drumdex]

Hi, I’m just using the sounds from the module recorded into the Camera #simple

[@alekszanver]

Can I count it as 3/4?

[@tylerzwald8651]

enough cymbols?

[@drumdex]

I was going through a phase that year...

[@tylerzwald8651]

@@drumdex I see XD

[@TheHawksFlock]

What electronic drum set is this?! It seems to be very responsive and I swear every electronic drum set I look at sucks! Lol

[@drumdex]

Hi it's a Roland td-20 vdrums kit

[@andreabaradacs8335]

and the accents on the legs? 1 stressed, 2 unstressed strokes, right? (with the right hand) /google tranclate/

[@BoundInChains]

can you identify the time signature of any song?

[@alr9121]

BoundInChains "6/8" song by blink182

[@BoundInChains]

Andrés Luque lol what I meant was are you able to make out the time signature of any piece of music?

[@drumdex]

Hi There, yes most pieces (unless the signature is changing a lot, that would take longer to figure out)

[@ConArdist]

Personally, I understand the time sigs b/c of band class, but behind the kit I find(IMO)that counting becomes a burden. I go w/ the flow of the song, often not knowing what signature I'm in. Just gotta stay in tempo, whatever the time. Anyone else feel this way?

[@isaacfenison6845]

Exactly. I play by ear and have been since I was 6 years old. I am now 15 and it has worked for me. I can listen to any beat and play a groove that will fit the style of music besides jazz Haha. I am trying to learn how to read notes right now and count so when the time comes I need it I will be prepared.

[@chrisdeterman3247]

Eventually the lack of being able to identify six eight verses 4/4 or 3/4 will stop your progression.

[@olive_gaming1651]

I have been playing music on and off for most of my life and this is exactly how I feel. Whenever I try to pay attention to what I’m doing I feel the music suffers, but at the same time I can’t play with other musicians effectively without paying attention

[@ConArdist]

@@olive_gaming1651 Completely dig what you’re saying 🥁

[@ConArdist]

@@chrisdeterman3247 I don’t disagree. That’s why I felt the classical essentials were necessary. It’s just what works for me behind the kit. I came up short recently in a major drum line audition because well, I got cocky and secondly because I was rusty on the 6/8 signature. I’m not saying they’re not important.

[@knowyourenemy50]

can you show us a groove that changes time from 9/8 to 8/8 to 7/8 in 3 successive measures, then later transitions a syncopated 5/8 to end with a facemelting 6/8? thanks.........

[@drumdex]

I could, but it may sound like me sneezing...

[@lukeshreds]

Frogs by Alice In Chains is 6/8? Have no idea just curious .. the beginning of the vid kinda sounded like the end of the song

[@drumdex]

it’s more common than people think! thanks for watching!!

[@pablomaquiling9252]

LACRYMOSA by Evanescence is a good example.. Its just four 3/4s... Or Just three 4/4s.. All summing up to 12..

[@user-ez9ju2ve8b]

I'm here because I have a drum test tomorrow and I keep messing up on this time signature 😃

[@drumdex]

Top number is how many beats, bottom number is a NAME (like 6 fish, of 6 chocolate bars, 6 Eight notes) 🤓 good luck!!!

[@user-ez9ju2ve8b]

@@drumdex ty!

[@Joesfosterdogs]

Hold the Line by TOTO...

[@drumdex]

Absolutely!!!!

[@pianistluckyson1324]

Have done a lesson on congregational praises?,if not please do.... Song like Jesus on the mainline, am a soldier, this morning when I rise etc

[@vineetasansol]

❤️👍

[@Kubakaiser]

I really think that the 6/8 time should be called 2/4 time played with 12th note.

[@MiguelRodriguez-gk3yw]

Is this an electric drum set

[@KINGWAVERLY144K]

Dude that's a $4,000 Roland drum kit😯

[@drumdex]

It was an absolute dream kit to play!

[@cdavilany13]

Is there a difference between 6/8 and playing triplets in 4/4

[@drumdex]

Hi Chris, 4/4 would have 12 8th notes (when played as triplets, where as 6/8 has 6. 2/4 would technically have the same number of notes, but having to write a triplet symbol over every group of three would make it look cluttered when transcribing so that’s one reason 6/8 is preferred. Also there are some accent patterns associated with each time signature so there are underlying reasons you’d call it one or the other, bit in technical terms 6/8 would have the same number of notes as 2/4

[@username55ify]

What if there was quarter notes? You would say 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6)? And sixteenth notes I would say 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &?

[@drumdex]

+Standard Trevor Hi, yes in the way I'm counting it on the video then that would be correct. Thanks for checking out the video!

[@them.e.5119]

oh its easier as i think

[@sirshanksalot1]

Ah!

[@malcolmhiggs208]

3 /2 rythm not 6/8. 0:00

[@icebabu6648]

Evary one knows groove fill we want

[@Jarqueivies]

Just feels like 4/4 triplets. Please help. :(

[@charnenae4271]

Isn't this also called triplets?

[@TimEngle]

It’s actually in 12/8.

[@araaontube]

No its 6/8. The double of 3/4

[@UnitedPebbles]

But the pattern of the bars itself could be a pattern too? not just within one bar? and the whole song is a pattern, no?

[@andreabaradacs8335]

❤️‍🔥🤌

[@smitty31560]

Wouldn't Kashmir be in 6/8? If so it has a 2/4 drum beat doesn't it?

[@jay8819]

Smitty if its in 6/8, its in 6/8. cant have a song in 2/4 with a 6/8 beat. 6/8 is 123456 (1 is strong, 4 is less strong) 2/4 is 12121212 like marching

[@kevinturner5857]

I believe Kashmir is 4/4 !?

[@kevinturner5857]

@@jay8819 can you please tell me of a song in 2/4 so I can try to understand it !? 🙂👍

[@UnitedPebbles]

You got to think out of the box, man? You can't keep the same pattern for each bar? it catered to the song??

[@Dayzofthe]

That kit sounds like sex

[@wasteman2539]

you need to be quiet!!! i cannot focus when yuo are speaking

[@TheCunnu12]

Man! Work on timing, a bit out of time.

[@bittujacob8776]

This isnt 6/8😂! Lol