Drumming in 7/8: Levels 1-3

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[@jayrod115]

Sick 7/8 grooves and a 7:08 video length 🤌

[@DeejayRach0]

Woow super cool

[@swarup3.1416]

Kudos to you for noticing this

[@PantomimeHorse]

🤌

[@osnad]

Why did I click on that timestamp? 🙈

[@handmadehearts]

Creative Content Creator! She rocks.

[@KGingeri]

You are just one fun, great, teacher, Ms Emma! THANKS for all these vids!!! 🏆

[@DropFive0]

Best teacher on YT.

[@Guywithnoidentity]

Oddly attractive which is just a bonus

[@thprofessional5070]

Her personality is refreshing and highly attractive as is she. However... did you say oddly attractive because most drummers are ogres? Or are you saying you find yourself attracted to her and it's odd because she isn't your normal type and you don't know why?

[@WhiteDove73-888]

Seriously tho. Explains each & every detail 💗

[@DaYoda191]

You're such a fun teacher! Haven't been playing much in a while but I'm enjoying watching your videos and it's getting me feeling like I should play again

[@jimdukeproject]

I love odd time. I like what you did to show the variation of beats you can use in 7/8.

[@chrisvanek7877]

So smooth. So good. Absolutely love your teaching style

[@joseph-ow1hf]

Emma, so glad I clicked on one of your shorts on the YT, which led me to the longer lessons. (and subscribing) Really happy your doing odd time signatures as my favorite musical genre is prog.

[@ChannelEleven59]

Ive been playing bass and guitar for 40 years. Always love the drums. Always would play our drummers kit when he or she would allow me. I finally bought a nice 4 pc set of 72 Ludwig Strata's courtesy of Billy Baker @BakerDrums. Ive been just sitting behind them beating away wondering why after all these years nothing feels or sounds right. Your videos have helped me tremendously. All about the wrist. Ive been playing with my entire arm(s) in motion. Hard to keep good time that way : ) Thank you

[@markravitz1684]

You are a godsend! I have never encountered odd time signatures explained so well ... breaking them down the way it is done by you, and I've been playing drums for a long time!

[@KbeezyThe]

You are the best drum teacher I have ever seen. ❤

[@andrewjeffries8721]

OMG!!!! I love #3!

[@hanbo123]

It really helps to divide the beat as 4+3. One-two-three-four/one-two-three. Not sure why but it's just easier to phrase it in your head.

[@Pungzor]

Yeah, I use to do that a lot when I encounter a 7/8 or a 9/8 for example. It's quite handy.

[@Pungzor]

So for example 7/8: 1-2-3-4/1-2-3 or 1-2-3/1-2-3-4 9/8: 1-2-3-4/1-2/1-2-3 or 1-2-3-4/1-2-3/1-2 depends on the rhythm and melody/riff of the song :)

[@tj7264]

Love you vids Emma. Your teachings are so easy to follow!! And girl, you groove!!

[@genestippell1833]

I play bass and stumbled on your channel. You have an enthusiastic approach and the British accent makes your lessons fun to watch. Want some 7/8 ? Bill Bufords playing on Siberian Khatru from Yes. Back in the day, bruford and bass player, chris squire, were as solid as it gets.

[@matt-g-recovers]

Incredible, you make it look so effortless. Gonna take some practice this...

[@Chuck-k7i]

First time I seen her this is great I like it I'll be watching her on a regular basis

[@JohnFiocchi]

Excellent drummer! Beautiful technique...wonderful finesse...solid and driving with fantastic meter. You are a total natural with your timing

[@brussalis]

Literally just "fell" into your channel. Brilliant !! Now subscribed based on this 7/8 tutorial alone. Great stuff thank you. So much to learn still .... even after 35 yrs playing theres still so many undiscovered shall we say, "little nuances" I've not thought of before. Looking forward to watching many more. Thank you for being there 👍

[@sweetspotdrummer]

Awesome. Learnt to play by ear naturally. Nice to see the breakdown.

[@OmarRodriguez-pg6ok]

great drummer,excelent teacher,and beautifull as well.

[@johnknight9150]

I like to take a 4/4 "Rock Beat 1" (i.e. kick snare kick snare, 8ths on the hats), and just cut the end off for a kind of record skip: 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, 1 and 2 and 3 and 4.... Once you've got used to that weird "jump" feel, open the hi-hat on the 1. Combine the two and it sounds tasty and advanced, but it's pretty simple to do.

[@johnnycockatoo1003]

thanks great -- having to work, slowly , on the move from four to one,

[@Enoskjp]

I don't even play drums but this is gold content, thank you for sharing

[@toddrf4058]

This is womnderful! I just stumbled upon your channel. Brilliant!

[@dondeluze8424]

Very cool. Great sounds from an electronic kit too.

[@baryshnikovband5676]

Спасибо! Замечательный урок!

[@Twongo]

A great tip I once got from a drummer is to not pronounce the whole word "seven" when counting seven. Just use the syllable "sev". Makes it easier to feel the one.

[@DSprich]

Interesting! I always learned "sehn" (but it might just be that it's easier to say with a Glaswegian accent).

[@namelesslight3303]

Thanks! Definitely going to practice these!

[@AllanGildea]

Love it. That snare sounds like the phenomenal snare from Yes' 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart'.

[@robertbelanger6733]

Thank You🙏🏻🤘🏻🥁

[@frankmeenzen787]

The most simple 7/8: In Natural Sience from Rush: BD on 1 + 2, Snare on 3, Hi Hat on both BD-Beats 2, on Snare 3!

[@Morganstudios]

Ohhh yeah that last one is awesome.

[@eightballsidepocket9467]

It’s the “twiddley diddleys” that get you every time 😂

[@NowOffTheClock]

I personally Loved that commentary! ❤ 😎

[@HamedEmine]

The last beat is so damn mesmerizing to me

[@bradhart6487]

Instant subscribe. Beautiful playing, and very well explained.

[@CNder77]

Wonderful video thank you so much. I can add a new time signature to my toolbelt.

[@sorenzzz]

Hey if you really like percussion you should check out compound autonomy. The first groove note groupings in your video here is used inversed.

[@0num4]

Thanks for sharing. Killer grooves and an easily digestable video!

[@smolsco7]

gavin harrison's groove from the sound of muzak is always a good one to learn

[@roryoconnor861]

Excellent lesson. Thanks

[@esburn7895]

2nd beat feels like faith no more- ashes to ashes was the one i was thinking of.

[@johnhickman106]

Excellent lessons. Your charisma and enthusiasm certainly helps. Sincerely, a Yank in Cambridgeshire.

[@iehe]

Great stuff! I'm currently practicing Séptimo día, a song by Argentinian rock band Soda Stereo. I managed to nail the rhythm but I'm struggling to add the fills and then come back to the base pattern 😅

[@andycharlton6798]

I saw Rod Morganstein doing a drum clinic. He said to count 7/8 as, "One,Two,Three, four,five,six,SEV,One,Two,etc". Otherwise you can find yourself counting it as "... Five, Six, Sev-en" and you're back in 4/4 again.

[@oshada]

that’s very cool - why is seven the only single digit number with more than one syllable

[@WhiteDove73-888]

I saw some of his drum clinics. The Master

[@Forbidden_Pesto]

I already know how to do all these exercises, but after this video, I will definitely do these exercises MUCH easier, great video!!!!🎉🎉

[@danielridgeway6375]

The verses in "Them Bones" is probably the most recognizable 7 count beat and easiest to learn. For me, at least.

[@AggresssivePerfector]

that one's more like 7/4 or 4/4 + 3/4, not 7/8

[@danielridgeway6375]

@@AggresssivePerfector the verses are 7/4, I believe. I'm no time signature expert but I know it's a 7 count riff. Then 4/4 in the chorus.

[@reactionsaccount3955]

A great groove in 7/8 is the post chorus riff section in The Warning's song Evolve.

[@Gazzkirk]

Great grooves Thanks for breaking it down so clearly

[@love_to_learn_drums]

Happy to help! 😊

[@Thomohawk21]

Amazing stuff Emma! Thank you 🙏

[@da_true_lo]

You should check out the groove from The Cinematic Orchestra's Fite song, it is truly an amazing thing (in 7/8).

[@aquiatic]

Was lucky enough to see them perform Flite live in Manchester recently, the drummer is just unbelievable

[@da_true_lo]

@@aquiatic Wow! That's great dude! Wish I could see them play it live some day

[@isMike999]

what a great lesson...thank you...just subbed

[@estrangeibanez3051]

For beginners don't count for "seven", that's two beats (two syllables) count as "sev". Don't make that a habit to say "seven"! It will screw you up 😂.

[@decorativewingdings]

That's honestly how I just normally count to myself Or sometimes I say "sept" because Canadian

[@AbsolutZer0-1C3]

​@@decorativewingdingsI also say sept, or I just count it all in french.

[@mvarnzo5709]

Mine's more like accented grunting of sort of the middle of the syllables. You know, like a primate. Or drummer. lol

[@gumbilicious1]

I don’t drum but I play in odd times every once in a while, I tend to sub divide into groups of 3 and 4 when counting to avoid the multiple syllable problem

[@estrangeibanez3051]

Indian music has some crazy odd signatures. Eastern music is like normal breathing to them.

[@mason8211]

yeah that last one is fire

[@thomasjunger1478]

Do you have an example song which is in 7/8?

[@mvarnzo5709]

I wasn't gonna learn anything today! Now I know a couple 5/4 grooves and a couple 7/8 grooves. Oh well. Veil of mystery (mostly) removed I guess. Great vids. Thank you.

[@dougbrett-matthewson2640]

And *this* is why we use proper note names and not generalisations like "eighth note", "quarter note" etc. More often than not, they're not actually an 'eighth' or a 'quarter' of *anything*. Great lesson, especially that last pattern.

[@Aureas133]

I dont even play drums, just cant get enough of those facial expressions haha

[@mrmisfit635]

Awesome stuff, teacher✌🏼❤️

[@neosugus]

Wish You lived nearby so I could go to your studio and have some drum lessons :)

[@KoraOSRS]

02:23 “my name is mud”

[@inglepropnoosegarm7801]

Just listen to the instrumental section of Cinema Show by Genesis to hear what can be done with 7/8.

[@uweponitz3588]

Love it🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@mtavarez4561]

Awesome lesson Can you teach the groove for “2 Princes” by the Spin Doctors??

[@lorisf3882]

Hi Emma great stuff ! I think you’re not playing the snare accent on 3e when you’re explaining it slowly at 6.07 mins but then you reintroduce it a couple of times thereafter - is that so ? Many thanks cheers from Sydney 😎

[@jamesuddavolu1982]

Very nice explain mam

[@hzilla5550]

Interesteing that this to me is a variation on Take 5.

[@frankpfau9054]

awesome teacherskills! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@raulgoberti2044]

Listen to macchina del tempo di lucio battisti. It s in 7/8 metric

[@iamdinkel]

My name is Mud, not to… :-) then Lady in Red, this is beautiful. As a bassist lovin it

[@Cedric_Harris]

I don't really think about time signatures when I'm drumming, a lot of the time I don't even know what I'm playing. The most interesting thing about this video for me is that I already play the second two beats that you showed, but the first one actually seems trickier to me, even though I'm sure it's the easiest. 🤷‍♀️

[@stereofidelic67]

I think a better way to do 7/8 is to count it as you would 4/4 because 7/8 is basically one less than 8/8 - and 8/8 is the same as 4/4. So to count 7/8 it would be 1+2+3+4, 1+2+3+4 etc. You just don't play the + of 4. In fact this method works with other /8 time signatures. However, how many guitarist singer / songwriters actually ever write songs in 7/8 for us to groove to? Unfortunately we can't all be in King Gizzard! lol

[@michaelmullenfiddler]

What a MONSTER

[@flyingtroughthedeep]

"Tasty"describes it perfectly

[@nickphipp1949]

It doesn't matter that the 7/8 pattern is written in 8th notes. It's always the top number (the numerator) that is counted, regardless of the bottom number (the denominator).

[@MikeMcRoberts]

What is the drum kit and module you are using there please?

[@benjcrn]

Toto : Jake to the bone, great song to discover 7/8.

[@NotBenCoultry]

6:50 ok that shit is juicy in some sort of Steely Dan 1970's funnel cake at Coney Island kinda way.

[@abrahamramirez3980]

Can you do a video of drum intros? I’ve been listening to the song “A History of Bad Men” by The Melvin’s and I’d love to do a drum intro like that!!

[@gianlucadepertis9420]

cool way to play in 7/8. But is it possible to have the transcription of the exercises?

[@Helmut-HMRock-Meyer]

Great! Vielen Dank!

[@dusermiginte4647]

When making music in 7/8 I liked to play a 6/8 rythm but in 7/8.. Or 6/8+9/8 (with a ghostnote thingy at 1 on the 7/8)... Did this make any sense? 😅 It sounded kinda cool/wreird though.. #coolweird

[@andys3035]

That beat sounds like Smooth Operator from Sade

[@billtimmer2462]

The last beat is insanely tricky. First I tried just the left and right hand, without the accents, but I quickly lost track of the beat. I realized that if you really focus on playing the accents louder than the ghost notes it is very easy to keep track of the beat. Next I tried playing just the kick and snare, and this is easy enough. But I cannot put it all together. I did notice that adding the kick on only the 1 beat is pretty easy and is also helpful to keep track of the beat. But I cannot play all the kicks or I just lose it. Also not to mention I cannot play any of this at the speed she is doing in the video 😂

[@wm9527]

you should try the afghan 7/8 beat also known as mogholi

[@MikeMcRoberts]

I think i need some context for these beats. Can anyone recommend some tunes i could listen to please?

[@kthwkr]

Slint Spiderland. Ground breaking album.

[@dkokalanov]

If the first pattern was in 7/8 why your 1st and 7th note are different? How would that beat sound looped?

[@jendel42750]

Weren't parts of "Money" by Pink Floyd in '7?

[@pauldncn1]

Superstar 6/8 would be a good focus I’m struggling to make it work 😳😳😳

[@almo2001]

Biosphere - Birds Fly By Flapping Their Wings I think has a 7/8 beat.

[@zekebeukes7380]

Took me 30 minutes to watch this 7 minute video

[@NowOffTheClock]

I always Slow the YT Playback speed down to .75 so I can follow. Sometimes the verbage just goes Way too fast for me. THEN I click on Show Transcript to really get all the twiddly didleys that are so tasty... 😂

[@Damnation3729]

Interesting video, can you do some beats in 6/8 time?

[@lorisf3882]

Sorry I meant at 6.01 onwards cheers

[@polymono1535]

How many different kind of odd beat ??

[@chixdog]

🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@aKhemu]

im cant play drums, i got no drums and no money (playing guitar) or space left either but this is interesting. cant be bad to know some odd patterns

[@artemcultura6191]

Nice lesson! Lighting is a bit depressing.

[@jsmusicanddrums]

Just realized my name is mud is in thus time. The things you miss when your self taught.

[@icedragon9097]

I like how the video is 7:08 long

[@ScrapMechanic-jg4ko]

millenuim mps850?