ZZ Top - Just Got Paid - drum cover by bellbrass

Part two of my tribute to the great Dusty Hill. More great groove work from Frank Beard here - great riffs to go along with Billy's playing.

[@ronkay1573]

Drums sounds great!

[@bellbrass]

Thank you!

[@ronkay1573]

Awesome

[@thomasyakopin4001]

Thank you. Nice job :)

[@bellbrass]

Thanks for your kind words!

[@jules.634]

Nice!

[@bellbrass]

Thanks!

[@ronkay1573]

Request: Good times bad times-Led Zepplin

[@tommysmith6101]

Well done. Esp. Keeping those hi hats going!

[@robi6317]

awesome! thanks for this - its my fave ZZ song, cant believe i had to hunt for someone covering it on drums (its all LaGrange covers...NOT as good as this song!)

[@bellbrass]

Thanks! It's more difficult than I thought it would be. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@deanmoriarty9508]

Man, I don't know how you can keep those 16th notes going on the hi hat at 100 BPM. I'm struggling to hit 80. Any tips?

[@bellbrass]

I practiced this song a lot, and it was still a challenge. The best way is to play them at a slower BPM, make sure you have the accents right and it grooves, and then slowly speed up every practice. When you get to a speed where it's too fast, stop and make that BPM your new goal.

[@deanmoriarty9508]

@@bellbrass Thanks for the reply. It's reassuring to know that (as usual) the answer is practice + perseverance = progress.

[@bellbrass]

@@deanmoriarty9508 I agree! I'm not very patient with the slow to fast thing, but it works.

[@EricFDrums]

That's 🔥🔥🔥🔥. My fav ZZ song and you killed it. Already Subbed your channel.

[@bellbrass]

Thank you! One of the best guitar songs ever, and Frank really drives it along.

[@itrytodrum]

Awesome job,im starting to work on this is there anywhere that breaks down that groove for dummies like me?

[@Cancun771]

Just be a Texan John Bonham.
No kidding, listen to the old Rockpalast gig of 1980s, Frank Beard was grooving like crazy. Chewing gum the whole night. Completely relaxed.