What'd I Say, Ray Charles - Trinity Rock and Pop Drums Grade 7

From the awesome Trinity Rock and Pop Drum Grade Syllabus.
Grade 7 book available here:
www.amazon.co.uk/Trinity-Coll...
Recorded to help students prepare their pieces. Not a perfect performance and audio just from the camera mic but should be useful as a reference when learning the tune. Don’t get a huge amount of time to prepare and play these pieces when I'm busy with gigs/recording etc so it’s not always possible to nail the performance in the 30 mins I allow myself to learn the tune and do the take. I actually think it’s not a bad idea that everything isn’t perfect for these videos, means that students really engage with the written part to try and spot anything that differs slightly. Also shows I’m a musician - not a machine, and the world of being a working musician often involves doing the very best job you can in the time you have available, it can’t always be perfect. Indeed perfectionism can be a dangerous habit! Our job above all else is to make the music feel great and if we’re playing a prescribed part, like in the Grade tunes, to stay true to the feel of it and play in an authentic way. Also I’m aware that my big ginger jaw is obscuring some of the ride playing here, ha sorry!
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Mike :)

[@kevinturvey8213]

so that's where ringo got the rhythm for " i feel fine"...

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Could be! :)

[@k.wrennn]

Maybe but this was the first song that the beatles played together when ringo first joined. Paul George and john was looking at each other in shock that ringo played it well than all other drummers they played with

[@steveanderson6180]

According to Paul McCartney when he spoke at Ringo's induction to the R&R HOF, this is the first song Ringo played with the other Beatles.

[@benjaminsequeira7540]

@@k.wrennn 4

[@jimpickard3850]

Exactly. Famously, one if the reasons John and Paul invited Ringo to join the band was because he could play this drum part ...

[@AldenMoellerInc]

i swear the bpm for this song is infinity

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

It’s Grade seven for a reason man! Good challenge this one. Thanks for watching :)

[@philiptm1243]

Sir you are not only a good drums tutor for all u r FANS..but also a GREAT mass entertainer..During pandemic this masterpiece gives that much of mental relief n happiness..n when u play it gives Wow..feel..Fans from India🇮🇳🙏

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cheers Philip! 👊🏻

[@philiptm1243]

Welcome..Sir🍒✌️

[@eyilayom7459]

I have to pay the song at 0.5x to listen to it properly😂. Good playing.

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Thanks! Yes a good physical/rechnique challenge this one! Thanks for watching :)

[@JohaDahlgaard]

This song is no doubt my favourite out of the 50s

[@josephyordie]

This was so awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing!

[@MonkeyChamp]

Mike is consistently awesome! (and versatile as hell!)

[@td-12kx53]

Love that song! Tough groove. You nailed it!👍

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cheers!

[@hananshells8055]

Well played Mike. ❤️

[@debasispanda3355]

Incredible

[@catherinezhang9122]

Your videos are really helpful! Thanks for making them :)

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Sure thing Catherine, thanks for watching!

[@bobpoisson1560]

I got to play it with a fifty's band. You helped me so much to get the structure of the tune. All is OK. Hopefully for me, we play it at 160bpm. I'll get it faster soon but it's quite difficult to be in the pocket along the whole tune when you play it at 174. Thank you very much !

[@jimpickard3850]

So good !

[@joohanlee2459]

The great Ray Charles!!

[@nibbybisco5180]

To think that he had some time left over at concert and composed this timeless ditty on the spot.

[@Gsouldrums1]

yeah Boy...play it.... i love it...you doing it the right way

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cheers! Thanks for watching Gerhard, yes enjoyed this one :)

[@sharktooth5000]

Nice job!

[@ginensky]

Awesome. Way to move a groove.

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cheers man, thanks for watching!

[@russellberry9156]

You show tight play, good licks, loose, rhythmically sound. Thankyou

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

🙏🏻👊🏻

[@davidoram7197]

Awesome

[@ecclairmayo4153]

I will learn this over the quarantine

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cool, go for it 👊🏻

[@jerrylehti7230]

well done

[@strangeplacestv]

That's tight.

[@renitawilliams]

Wow! Nice😁.

[@JohaDahlgaard]

1:24 Omg that part is so good WTF!

[@dharshanas4690]

Role awesome , i took this in exam 😃

[@johndillehunt]

You make it look easy .

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

No more than I should after 30 years! Practice! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@thomashughes6618]

What other components are there to the trinity R&P exams( besides the pieces)?

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hey Thomas, thanks for watching! check this out, explains all - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJqnZGmnod-kfbc

[@bensouthall6705]

Hey, do you have a video lesson or the music sheet for this song available to buy? Cheers

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hi Ben, thanks for watching. Linked in the description!

[@dharma5774]

Was just watching Hulu McCarthy 321 . That's why I'm here great !

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cool 🙏🏻👊🏻

[@lorrainedickson2401]

hi mike! I hope you don't mind me asking but what age were you when you when you started the drums and what age were you when you first learnt this piece?

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hi Lorraine, started when I was 13 (I'm now 39). I actually played this song for the first time as such only 2 or 3 years ago on gigs, but it's a timeless drum beat/feel which I've played quite a bit over the years! Thank you for watching :)

[@shubhamghag1704]

Hey man there's hardly any cover for "With a little help from my friends' , feels like a grade 8 song, do you mind covering that as well? That'd be great help.

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Ah nice - you know I'd forgotten I hadn't made a video for that one - cool, will do! Cheers for watching Shubham.

[@shubhamghag1704]

@@MikeBarnesDrums man, that is one tough song let me tell you that already and I do refer to you videos everytime I give an exam, you are of great help man. Cheers.

[@steveanderson6180]

Steppin back to visit the hydros. Thanks.

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Ha, you love the hydros man!

[@steveanderson6180]

@@MikeBarnesDrums I offer no defense (defence).

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

@@steveanderson6180 😂ha ha, yeah I miss em too, punchy! They happily reside in my garage now :)

[@joys8796]

Amazing playing.......any tips to make the song a little easier to practice??

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Thanks Joydeep, will do a lesson about this song soon. Cheers man!

[@nigel7120]

I've tried this but my right-hand just........came off 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Ha ha it takes time, you have to build that skill and control man. Cheers for watching, much appreciated :)

[@leoking98320]

ye the ride part is very fast

[@alexandersomethingorother786]

damn good if not a little behind tempo of original recording. what do I know though great playing!!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cheers Alexander! Yes I think the Trinity backing track is a little slower than the original. Thanks for watching :)

[@gbelai]

ON a scale of 1 - 10 how difficult is this to learn and play?

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

This is already on a scale! - It's from Trinity Rock and Pop Grade 7. There are 8 grades, so 7 out of 8! Thanks for watching :)

[@gbelai]

Thanks for the great content! @@MikeBarnesDrums

[@lucajeffrey3858]

The snare sounds funny. What is it?

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Snares off!

[@TheWaveGoodbye-Music]

Could you do a ride groove tutorial? Only been drumming a year but would love to get it down 🤣

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

For this? You’ll need to spend some (considerable I’d say) time building your finger control skill for this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3O0i6aeeLyUh5Y

[@TheWaveGoodbye-Music]

@@MikeBarnesDrums thanks dude :) got to have a basis for everything

[@DraftNutthana]

1:35 for page 2

[@mardiemedia]

what kind of beat / genre is this? thers also a beatles song with this kindof rhythm i dont cope with ;)

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

The Grade 7 book describes it as "Soul, with a rhumba feel". The Beatles song (which was apparently inspired by this song) is "I Feel Fine".

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

The book makes the point that further study of "latin" styles will help with mastering this type of groove.

[@mardiemedia]

thanks lot man. i play for 30+ years drums and cant play this 🙈 any linkssuggestions for that?

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

@@mardiemedia Trinity Drum Kit Grades, from the beginning! amzn.to/427Bp0T

[@joelkessie6258]

This is too hard for me bro 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Thanks for watching! Have you completed up to Grade 6?

[@joelkessie6258]

I am a drummer too , but I have little experience. I was listening this song a few minutes ago and I was empressed by the beat . So I looked for the Drum part and I tell this to you with all my respect: you were amazing. I haven't completed the grade 6 anyway.

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

@@joelkessie6258 Cool, makes sense! This is at Grade 7 level (there are 8 grades total). So on average a drummer would have been practicing consistently for several years before realistically expecting to play this accurately and smoothly I'd say. Go for it man, my best advice is start at the beginning and build up your skills level-by-level. Plus I actually found this song very challenging for this level! Cheers :)

[@joelkessie6258]

@@MikeBarnesDrums ok , thanks for the support

[@leoking98320]

i forgot to put my spped to normal it was in 2 it was very fast

[@leoking98320]

i meant speed

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

It would be!

[@keithmoon3190]

This song for some reason is easy for me...

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

In the words of the great Tommy Igoe: Post the video link or it didn’t happen! Thanks for watching man.

[@solderist]

we all know why we looked for this.

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

We do?? Ha thanks for watching man and hope you found it useful!

[@duncan3932]

Why did we look for this?