Why's The Half-Time Shuffle So Hard?

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Hope this helps! You can get the transcriptions for this lesson or book a one-on-one lesson with me here: jeffrandalldrumming.com/links

[@sirtrixx]

One thing I would mention about this type of beat is that you don’t have to go all in on it for an entire tune, you can use it to spice up just a section of a down tempo song, or just throw in some triplets here and there to imply the shuffle groove.

[@ChillinFuckinSippin]

Mr Purdie Agrees

[@handler803]

Can you give vid examples.of this :)

[@finowa]

That's what I prefer. Making a point of playing the half time shuffle continuously feels (and sounds) suffocating imo.

[@flowerlandofjohn]

@@handler803Yes I can, here’s a playlist of different approaches to halftime shuffle feels ✌🏻🤩 kzbin.info/aero/PLgbNYrZECAo34b7GMGxqWLux3LK4w_vjP&si=2uv62BgsUWAR1JGO

[@deeezz1]

Best halftime shuffle video. You are an amazing and inspiring teacher producing content! Top notch!!!

[@Rockberries]

Hands down the best (and tastiest) teacher on Yt. I started to play drums about a year ago and you have helped me immensely to improve my feel. Thanks for putting out this quality of content for free!

[@nualamcloughlin7737]

This is the best half-time shuffle tutorial I have found online (and I've explored many in my quest to get my head around it!) Thank you for the exceptional detail and depth of your approach ❤

[@1--JAM--1]

The style of this series is so concise and well structured, I've improved so much learning from these videos specifically! Keep it up, I'll be studying all of them!

[@withnail70]

Good teacher 👏. You've actually thought about what the learner needs to know rather than just talking to make yourself feel good. Quite rare on KZbin. 😮

[@joshuaireland5510]

"When you think about phrases instead of all the notes, that's where improvisation begins." What a great line that goes for pretty much all musicians. Awesome video

[@cfusilier2]

You touched on this yourself, in that there are a lot of ways to teach and learn this challenging beat. But my eureka moment with you was putting this into the context of dancing. And then, giving it some life by dancing a little bit on the kit. Perfect. 👌

[@_InTheBin]

Oh yes, exactly! I finally conquered - tough to say so, though - the half time shuffle by loosen all my limbs consciously and like automatically started to dance to the beat while playing. That's the key.

[@adneilbu]

Great video! I’ve been playing drums for 30 years and I learned a lot from this video , the teaching method is clear and concise. Never too old to learn something new.

[@scottjohnston1028]

This is the best explanation and demonstration of the half time shuffle I have seen on the net. Nice! Now, off to the kit!

[@Jeffacolypse]

Bass player who programs drums- this was so helpful. Thank you for breaking this down to the fundamentals. You've really helped unlock the secret sauce that makes it all feel right!

[@guitarcheckermarc]

Guitar player that studies drums here!! great content man, telling the right things!! leanring purdie shuffle was not easy but when it starts rollin it makes fun, asks a lot of dynamics that come useful in every groove!

[@davidseres3030]

Excellent sense of groove, Jeff...your ghosts were perfect...

[@XeRo333]

Can't get enough of the half-time feel! It feels so good, always starting on the one and keeping the snare on the three. It just frees up so much space and sounds really good.

[@youngtevanced8818]

I'm saving a lot of lessons from Jeff and go back to those each time, one of the best drum teacher on youtube I have no doubts.

[@_InTheBin]

Yes, me too. My methods folder is like 80% Jeff's stuff 😊

[@isabelle-simone-432]

Thank you, dear Jeff! Have a nice time!

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

My pleasure!

[@KidCrippler]

I'm not even a drummer but ended up watching the whole thing. That's some masterful teaching 👏

[@CharlesTPrimm]

This is the best lesson I've seen yet one this elusive groove. Great work. Cheers!

[@RandyLahey22]

Agreed

[@JOvelar16]

Among all the videos teaching this beat, this is the best! Indeed.

[@pdwsmith]

Jeff, you’re a natural born teacher. Thank you so much for this, it’s one of those that’s so hard to get right and you’ve just made it click for me. Cheers!

[@matter.9]

I'm pretty sure I've seen every half time shuffle tutorial on YT - this is the best. Thanks Jeff!

[@doublestrokeroll]

Yeah this is really good. There's also an Asian guy who breaks down the Rosanna shuffle. His is one of the best I've ever seen for that groove.

[@mateuszkrupa2944]

J E F F - it is so weeeeelllll played grove! U rullezzzz dude 🥁🥁🥁🥁🖤🖤🔥

[@daltonidaho]

Probably the best breakdown of this groove I've seen! Thank you.

[@wayneensworth9283]

This is the best drum video of 2024, the shuffle has always been challenging to figure out, thanks for breaking it down with examples and building limb by limb, appreciate all the variations and transcriptions too. THANKS JEFF!!!!!

[@golflre7179]

I very much like how you teach, Jeff. Thanks for explaining things in a practical way.

[@scottmitchell555]

You, my friend are an EXCELLENT INSTRUCTOR!! Thank you for producing and sharing this video!!

[@jaymeramirez7435]

I wish Jeff posted more. Love his videos. Gives me confidence and I like how he teaches

[@banenamuffin9842]

Love how much details and little tips you dive in. Best educational drum chanel on the platform. I wish you all the good

[@quentinjazz]

Great vidéo Jeff! I've been improving the shuffle for many years now and that's very true that playing with different kick patterns is a good way to get better at it, and not get stiff because of the habit of playing the same old pattern!

[@mogglie]

Dude. One the best of the best can pull that halftime off like that. You know if a drummer has done his homework if he can do this. Hats off

[@johnrobinson8323]

Great lesson Jeff! All these subtle differences and nuances make the half time shuffle feel so good. Awesome job. 🥁❤️

[@sottozen]

I would love to have a video with these foundations that lasts 10 or 20 minutes, like the warm-up one that I now practice with daily. Great as usual btw!

[@MatthewLeering]

This is one of the best drum instruction videos I've seen.

[@LedWolf7]

It took me 4 months to learn this and honestly it helps you really feel dynamics and triplets and apply them in your playing and spice up your playing

[@georgesigalas738]

Trust me, in 4 months it still sounds crap.

[@seancarruthers8240]

That's cool to here Purdie is hitting the outside of the drum like that for ghost notes. I do the same thing.

[@DrumahAja]

this video makes us understand the mistery with the right hand. sometime it looks like double strokes but it is not. thanks for sharing 🎉🎉

[@calford4710]

Fantastic lesson Jeff! Love your explanation of things

[@MattButzen]

Another great lesson! Seriously some of the best drum lessons on KZbin

[@cqnrad]

god damn that groove at the start is strong. great feel

[@kanenomoja]

Excellent video! Thank you!!!

[@MarrowPercussion]

Great video and awesome drumming too.

[@jimdrummer816]

Nice breakdown of this fun groove!! Thanks, Jeff.

[@MarinheirodeSegundaViagem]

What a fantastic lesson! Thank you Jeff

[@Jacktors]

This cat is cool bro. Great teacher! Great chops & a lot of soul!

[@phillbr51]

When I taught myself this I didn't even attempt the backbeat for days. I just drilled the hat and ghost note pattern until I could do it in my sleep. I've been playing it on and off for 20 years and still don't have it down cold. The consistency of the ghost notes really makes or breaks the flow, and transitioning in and out of fills is maybe the hardest part of playing this beat well.

[@gregskolnik7730]

What a great breakdown. Thanks so much!

[@Avogadrosnumber415]

Love your teaching style bro. Keep up the good work!

[@johnmiller3804]

Well done! I’ve been really struggling with getting this groove to feel right, this is so helpful! Thanks 🙏

[@deftoner9763]

Very glad Foals was mentioned Jack Bevan is criminally underrated

[@lenettoyeur8713]

The best lesson 👏Thank you very much.

[@redsunsounds6564]

Great lesson! When you did the example of the shuffle without dynamics it made me realise that’s exactly how I play it and why it sounds so bad. Like the tip of playing the ghost notes to the side of the snare. I’ll give that a go.

[@TruthSayer5589]

Man, your bass drum sounds awesome! I have this half time shuffle ensconced in muscle memory, but not at full speed, or sounding as awesome as yours. Thanks for the vid ;~)

[@oguzaksu1024]

U are a really good teacher dude wow

[@BrokePrepper]

great breakdown Jeff. Love it.

[@Andydrum100]

Thanks Jeff! Great lesson! 👍👍👍🥁🤘

[@douglasc9182]

Awesome! I'm going to call this my "Autumn Shuffle", because you posted this video on the Autumn Equinox. Hopefully it doesn't take me too many seasons to work this up! LOL

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

excellent process - you'll have many playing the half time shuffle . Good job.

[@bobweber4140]

Great lesson

[@garethrouse6161]

just about my bedtime in Oz, but I am totally trying this out tomorrow. cheers Jeff

[@Joe-gl8sr]

Great episode!

[@Nevernow721]

Great teacher. I really like this guy, and I'm going to get this damn beat. I'm not giving up. This is the best that separates the men from the boys. No doubt.

[@camilo.venegas]

Thank you! I usually try to do it on a practice pad and it works, but it lacks the different motion required on the hi hats.The accented note on 3 always lands perfectly, but it´s still quite hard to maintain the ghost notes lol. Weird tip: humming out loud the bass drum pattern has helped tremendously.

[@TheBadburning]

Thank god for jeff 🙏

[@dmcgwhisper5945]

Excellent

[@tmaddrummer]

Gotta be loose like Bernard....... Great lesson Jeff!

[@doublestrokeroll]

Great vid! I'd also recommend for people who are finding even beginning to put the ghost notes in, challenging, just to play it even more simply by putting the snare on 3 and the bass drum on 1. Just a very very simple half time shuffle with no ghost notes to begin. If you're not well rooted in triplet based music, simply getting that swing feel can be challenging so this lets you just focus on that. And if that's too challenging then start playing some basic blues beats where your HH or Ride is playing every note of the triplet. Seems like nobody talks about blues beats anymore...lol. Also learn to count. It really helps if you can count this when you play. Personally I don't like the "tri puh let" count. Too wordy. "1 + a 2 + a" (spoken as "one and ah") is much easier in my opinion. Virtually every non drummer musician is going to count traditionally too so it just makes it easier. Plus you always know where the one is.

[@TH3SLEEPING]

Thanks for this lesson. Can't help but make a stank face when locked into this kina groove

[@HisInfernalMajesty00]

Thank you Jeff! Please, count in to the underappreciated list Baard Kolstad's half-time shuffle in the song "Illuminate" by the band Leprous.

[@luisfernando-mm3jt]

Nice work

[@Trommelkiste]

really good!

[@robwitt1621]

Swiss army triplets on hi hat and snare, back beat on 3 with shuffle feel bass drum on 1 and 2+ or the on the + of every beat or mix it up

[@chezchezchezchez]

Very good!🎉

[@MarkuzP66]

Fun fact. Jason Mc Gerr plays on the nice Death cab for cutie tune actually not a standard half time shuffle on the hats like in this example. He plays the hihat foot inbetween the quarter notes instead which sounds like he plays triplets with the sticks.

[@mattnunesmusica]

Trying to learn this since i've heard "French Girls" by Hrvrd. Thanks!

[@VictorAndradeGuitar]

I don't play a damn thing on drumms, but I love this beat and your video was super fun to watch!!

[@MyFatherLoves]

Once you get it, you got it. It's basically something you'll be able to do in your sleep.

[@MH40minus1]

'brilliant'..thank you

[@MS-gj7ni]

cool vid dude

[@simgre67]

WoW very nice

[@myprivateyoutube1440]

Traditional grip makes those ghost notes even ghostier.

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

I've seen some drummers attempt it in struggle (hard) but they normally play with two pedals hooked up to one bass drum - somewhat ham fisted , and that's ok because they aren't groove oriented players.

[@MrPaul8870]

Im a guitarist and I like to say thankyou as I'm not a drummer but I listen to the drum line. Reasons why I clicked to watch video 1 to see what you are doing and to get a general idea. 2 I'm trying to learn poly rythams and to play outside of 3/4 4/4 time and try out to learn 5/4 7/4 timings Do you use sayings like" pass the butter to the left hand side "for example. I'm going to have to watch this video again as I'm usually thinking the miss is on the 4 not the 3 as music shown. Is there something to watch out for or am I missing something plain and simple. All I know is that odd time signatures are and can be confusing if usually common time when just busking. So going to look at what other videos you have to offer. If possible please reply with links to save time thankyou

[@justanmpowereddude5021]

I didn't watch the full video, I kept restarting the video because this beat goes hard. The title of this video should be "Why the half-time schuffle goes harder than last time" 😭✌️

[@gfuterfas]

Thanks, I have a question about Rosanna shuffle: I've been learning to put the kick from in the 2nd measure on the "let" of 1, instead of the 2, but you show it kicking on the 2. I'm still a beginner drummer, playing for less than two years, but over time I've worked on Purdie, Fool in the Rain, and now trying to build Rosanna. Keeping the ghost snare notes in the exact right spot has been tricky for me as I speed it up.

[@chriskramer9311]

great video on this pattern

[@theelephant2887]

Actually the Death Cab for cutie shuffle is slightly different. He plays singles on the hi-ht and uses the pedal to open and close the hi-ht to make it sound like double stroke

[@Hiro-wy6ob]

Can you explain more about your left hand grip? Been playing for 40 years. My left hand almost same as my right hand.

[@mikosoft]

I tried to learn the Porcaro shuffle. I can reasonably play either the hihat and snare or hihat and snare without ghostnotes and bass drum but I can't play hats, snare, kick and ghostnotes at the same time. I could not get my hands to coordinate.

[@Pedalbored]

Is the intro Opeth - “Sorceress”?

[@dianaperez5058]

❤ how long on average if ine practice this daily. Could one learn this. I cant believe, it is exactly what I need 😊

[@rileydeutsch9418]

I have a question theirs a song I want to do, and it says copywrite. I know you do covers sometimes. But how do i get a license? To do a drum cover? Any advice?

[@guitarmeansfreedom]

I thought this was tyler in the thumbnail from musiciswin 😂

[@d36williams]

I found it easier once I focused on the basic sticking RLRRLRR with a flam on the back beat, feet later

[@MyFatherLoves]

The hardest version of this shuffle for me is adding the ghost note after the snare backbeat as heard in Fool in the Rain.

[@kkaauurrtteeiivvaa]

Brother, why your left hand fingers are doing extra work? They´re flying everytime before stronger hit

[@RichmondRondina-xb9zm]

Wow 😅

[@jimfarey]

Sounds great, your left hand fingers look weird

[@jaimefiuza1064]

🥁🥁🥁

[@Spin1968]

Why the high hat not breathing?

[@neptunesgold1216]

He Chokin it till it die and im Jokin it on the fly😁