Welcome to ultimate drumming. I'm Jim McCall. I'm going to show you this really fantastic sounding 16th note rock and roll beat. First I'm going to play it for you. I'm going to break it down note by note and show you how it works. One e and a two e and a three and a four In order to play these great sound and 16th note, rock and roll beats, you got to be thinking 16th notes.

16Th notes are counted one E and two E and three E and a four E and I'm playing the ride pattern with 16th notes. So everything that I say I'm going to be playing a note with the right hand either on the hi hat, or the ride cymbal, like so, one and a two e and a three and a four. Left hand is going to go on beats two and four. I'm still counting 16th notes. So every time I get to two and four, I'm going to add the left hand. It's going to go like this.

One e and a two e and a three E and a four E and O bass drum is going to be on notes one and three and once again one E and three and I'm gonna slow it down it's gonna go something like this what the and the three and four. Now once you've coordinated all that together, we're going to pick up a little bit of speed with it. What is A great way to practice this excellent sound and 16th note rock and roll beat would be to play two measures on the closed hi hat. Two measures on the ride cymbal, two measures on the closed hi hat two measures on the ride cymbal. So you get used to switching back and forth and moving around while you're playing this really great sounding pattern. Something like this one, and a two and a three and a four There you have it another excellent sounding rhythmic pattern you can add to your drumming repertoire.

Joe McCall. Thanks for watching. I'll see you soon at ultimate drumming calm