For how practical your videos are, you are the most underrated drummer on the internet right now. You'll be 100k Subs by the end of next year I'm certain.
@@JoshMerhar Most benefit have people (me included) that want to learn, because there's literally everything you want, so thank you for that. 😀 I'm sorry RUclips didn't exist at the time when I was starting to learn to play drums, because I didn't know what to practice and how to practice. But it's never too late😀
Josh your chops are just amazing. Even though they’re just simple patterns and combinations of RLK with ghost notes, the way you execute them is mind blowing. Hats Off to you brother!
Thanks, this is very helpful... I need to practice some powerful fills like this, and these patterns can be played in a million different variations. When improvising fills, I tend to go to the toms more and bass drum takes a backseat. So I’m weak in really beefy rock fills like this that are more kick heavy and also look flash! Bonhamesque!
This is a great lesson. Articulated very well, for beginners thru to someone like me who has been playing for 3 decades. I love hand and foot combos they sound so awesome and they really improve ones overall playing period. Thanx man😀
Definately love your vids. Right on point. Short and extremely dense. Unique way of teaching. You make some tasty sause 🤗 After 30+ years of drumming, these (theoretical) simple concepts are still really hard (i.e impossible) for me to learn. One thing doing them on the snare, or same three sounds. But as soon at I hit something else, try to move it around, hearing another sound, it becomes blank. I've never seem to learn to do longer combinations as you showed, and never up to speed, or incorporated in music. 🙃
I can tell you what I find very useful when it comes to learning a new fill or any new pattern - just SLOW IT DOWN. No matter how seemingly complicated, any pattern can be learned in slow motion, suuuuper sloooooow. You will have a moment where it clicks with you, and you own it. From there getting up to speed is just a matter of practice and time. Get it sounding tight at 10bpm if you have to, seriously. Don’t even think about speed until youve really got it sounding good. Once it sinks in, you can increase tempo pretty steadily.
This video is over 2 years old. You should check out some of my more recent videos - the production quality has gotten marginally better since this one!
Cool man... Definetly subscribing... Very well explained. Very well executed. Clean precise accurate ... Great content man. Thank you. For once the tube algo got it right... Lol
Josh, great lesson. I love your "to the point style" without all the fluff. Now get your kit miked better and better looking studio and you will grow your channel even faster. Thanks for improving my playing. You are awesome. Just subscribed.
One of my teachers at Berklee made me hip to the idea of permuting patterns to develop vocabulary on the drums, which is something covered in great detail in Gary Chaffee's books (highly recommended for super challenging material!). I started applying the same thinking to larger chunks and phrases, like the things demonstrated in this video. This process has helped me develop tons of chops and grooves over the years and I figured other drummers may find it as useful as I did!
Thank you for sharing. Executed as perfect as a machine! I would feel the groove more during the fills if the hi-hat was keeping quarter notes or eighth notes throughout. Just saying...
do you have a lesson on this written out as a transcription or for sale? Im still trying to understand where the pulse is and could understand better if it was notated in 4/4 :)
Yes, I do have transcriptions available on my Patreon page (at the $5/month tier). Your support also grants you access to transcriptions for all of my other lesson videos. The link is in the description. Thanks for watching!
hey man i play drums but i dont understand too much when u talk about triplets, sixtinths and stuff, is there something i could do or read to get better at this?
I highly recommend checking out videos like "How to Count Sixteenth Notes" on the channel drumlessonscom (same guy that runs Drumeo, just before Drumeo became a thing). That channel has lots of excellent resources for learning the fundamentals of understanding rhythms. Since you already play a bit, those videos will help you relate terms, like 16th notes and triplets, to things you already know how to play.
everything is the same just swapped his right foot with his left foot for that hi hat piece and then went back to the normal sticking sexiest lick ive heard in awhile
![Gobs of vocabulary from one SIMPLE pattern [Drum Lesson]](/img/1.gif)
Love how you get straight to the point and provide so much valuable information in each video. Seriously underrated on the Tube
For how practical your videos are, you are the most underrated drummer on the internet right now. You'll be 100k Subs by the end of next year I'm certain.
Thanks for watching! I sure hope so. Lots of killing drummers and teachers out there!
@@JoshMerhar Most benefit have people (me included) that want to learn, because there's literally everything you want, so thank you for that. 😀 I'm sorry RUclips didn't exist at the time when I was starting to learn to play drums, because I didn't know what to practice and how to practice. But it's never too late😀
Agree
You one of the best teacher. Thank you from Russia.
Josh your chops are just amazing. Even though they’re just simple patterns and combinations of RLK with ghost notes, the way you execute them is mind blowing.
Hats Off to you brother!
This may be the most effective drum lesson I've ever used, my playing before and after having found it is night and day
The best chops lesson by far.
Many thanks man!!
I hope you find it useful. Thanks for watching!
My brother this is smoking thank you for sharing this
Glad you dig it. Thanks for watching!
That snare sound is perfect
man, i love how you broke down the different way to play them in time, that was soooo helpful and lacking from a lot of instruction... subscribed :-)
Thanks, this is very helpful... I need to practice some powerful fills like this, and these patterns can be played in a million different variations. When improvising fills, I tend to go to the toms more and bass drum takes a backseat. So I’m weak in really beefy rock fills like this that are more kick heavy and also look flash! Bonhamesque!
American One Productions Drum Studio gives two huge thumbs up 👍🏻👍🏻 ! Thanks for sharing your lesson!
Man those are _fuckin_ CHOPS! Holy shit.
This is a great lesson. Articulated very well, for beginners thru to someone like me who has been playing for 3 decades. I love hand and foot combos they sound so awesome and they really improve ones overall playing period. Thanx man😀
I wish I could connect with you, please... You must be endowed with experience.
This is so sick,thanks for the straight forward videos!
Sure thing - thanks for watching!
Love the airtight no BS presentation in this video. Clear and concise and very intuitive. Many thanks!
Nice work
Beautiful explanation !!!
Thanks!!!
you are great !!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
AMAZING, like ground breaking idea. Thank you good sir.
Thanks for watching!
Great combos! When orchestrated, as you’ve shown, it makes for a nice short solo, or busy fill.
You make this somewhat easier than other videos I've watched, thank you so much!
Definately love your vids. Right on point. Short and extremely dense. Unique way of teaching. You make some tasty sause 🤗
After 30+ years of drumming, these (theoretical) simple concepts are still really hard (i.e impossible) for me to learn. One thing doing them on the snare, or same three sounds. But as soon at I hit something else, try to move it around, hearing another sound, it becomes blank. I've never seem to learn to do longer combinations as you showed, and never up to speed, or incorporated in music. 🙃
I can tell you what I find very useful when it comes to learning a new fill or any new pattern - just SLOW IT DOWN. No matter how seemingly complicated, any pattern can be learned in slow motion, suuuuper sloooooow. You will have a moment where it clicks with you, and you own it. From there getting up to speed is just a matter of practice and time. Get it sounding tight at 10bpm if you have to, seriously. Don’t even think about speed until youve really got it sounding good. Once it sinks in, you can increase tempo pretty steadily.
Man so many combos from this thank you man you are amazing!!!
I really like this video. I need to be reminded to use doubled stroke notes on the snare during fills. Sounds great.
been using this vid and tips for the last 3 weeks and can tell a big diffrence thanks bro
The best chops lesson on RUclips!
Nice Josh, thanks!
So glad I found you.
Thanks
I understand well building chops of principle because of your lesson video
Thanks a lot Josh, it's amazing.
Nice job! This lesson is very helpful, I came looking for new ideas and i found, thank you!
Great vid. I'm glad you put a 4 beat break, or beat between the subs
Production is what you should spend money on at this point. Ur lessons are good and ur a good player. Mics and lighting
This video is over 2 years old. You should check out some of my more recent videos - the production quality has gotten marginally better since this one!
Clear cut instructions! thanks!!
Your video was so amazing I rarely comment on drumming videos but I really liked how you demonstrated using the fills together. Kudos!!
Great explained ! Super !
Great stuff brother! Thanks! Super helpful, clear, and informative. Please do more.
Some great ideas here, love your style of explaining. Super happy I came across this channel
Great vid! Thanks boss
I love these lessons!
Another great vid keep it up man. Great content, well organized easy to wrap my head around 👍👍👍
Thank you for watching!
Subscribed. One of the best drum videos on youtube
Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Cool man... Definetly subscribing... Very well explained. Very well executed. Clean precise accurate ... Great content man. Thank you. For once the tube algo got it right... Lol
Thank you learned alot just subscribed . You teach excellent and well explained
Spicy chops!I definitely need to practice the triplets in 16th notes
thank you for this,. this is so useful
Great lesson! Thanks!
I very recently found this channel
It's very very helpful 👍🏼
Really concise and accurate info. Great job, thank you!
Thank you sir
Great patterns to bring in the foot in your fills!
Beautiful technical sir
This shit kills! I'm glad I've found you!
super great job man thanks
Mr Merhar reminds me of the crazed undercover cop that occasionally pops up on Brooklyn 99!
COMPLIMENTI BRAVISSIMO!!!!GENIALE!!!UTILISSIMO, SPERO NE METTA ALTRI DIQUESTI VIDEO CON ALTRE COMBINAZIONI!!!
Now I'm suscribed, such a great teaching, a lot of combination can get with the lesson
Great video mate.
Super cool 👍
Thank you, brother
Great lesson, thanks man!
great video, deserves lots of views
Awesome stuff! Thanks!
awesome. thanks for your time
Thx man!
Great lesson .Thx ✌️🥁🙏
man this is great👏
Really cool lesson man!
This was a good instructional video🥁
Thanks for watching!
Josh, great lesson. I love your "to the point style" without all the fluff. Now get your kit miked better and better looking studio and you will grow your channel even faster. Thanks for improving my playing. You are awesome. Just subscribed.
Thanks for watching and subscribing! An audio upgrade is in the very near future - it's gonna make a huge difference.
Excellent!!
It was incredible
May I inquire into how you developed this idea yourself? How did it come to you and what compelled you to share it?
One of my teachers at Berklee made me hip to the idea of permuting patterns to develop vocabulary on the drums, which is something covered in great detail in Gary Chaffee's books (highly recommended for super challenging material!). I started applying the same thinking to larger chunks and phrases, like the things demonstrated in this video. This process has helped me develop tons of chops and grooves over the years and I figured other drummers may find it as useful as I did!
Wow. Incredible.
Invaluable information and applied knowledge, brother.
I appreciate it greatly.
Thank you for your words.
Can we get a lesson on the groove in your background tune? 🤘🤘
Hmmmm perhaps. Gotta love that 5-against-4 groove deliciousness!
Literally thinking about 80/20 every second of this vid.
Dude just stop
My two most effective RUclips drum teachers in the same comment thread?? What is this a bojack horseman reference?
Simple y eficiente
Increíble clase! bien resumido y fácil de entender
Thanks man
awesome lesson, tnx man
Claire; Propre; Rapide. Merci.
Man this video IS soo true
Very good!!!
6:14 i thought my eye got knocked out x.o
Awesome, new subscriber here!
best video ever
Thank you for sharing. Executed as perfect as a machine! I would feel the groove more during the fills if the hi-hat was keeping quarter notes or eighth notes throughout. Just saying...
How weird, the second I started this video, my neighbor started jamming out on his sax, and it almost lined up perfectly!
dang so helpful!
Superb sir
That’s was lit!
nice lesson man... finally someone who knows how to build that feeling for patterns over subdivison! ... which hihat combination are u using
brain...brain...brain...
thx for the vid !
top man
Where do you identify the accents in the notes?
do you have a lesson on this written out as a transcription or for sale? Im still trying to understand where the pulse is and could understand better if it was notated in 4/4 :)
Yes, I do have transcriptions available on my Patreon page (at the $5/month tier). Your support also grants you access to transcriptions for all of my other lesson videos. The link is in the description. Thanks for watching!
Oi bruv ! Im suck. Any tips on being able to move from 8th triplet to 16th to 16th note triplet flawlessly ??
you look like Thomas Rhett. very informational video
Excellent, let's work now!
Love your setup! Kit looks like a Pearl but what model and finish?
It's a Pearl Session Studio Classic with the matte liquid amber finish. The snare is a Pearl Session Maple Custom with the green burst finish.
U r so grate please add more boss
hey man i play drums but i dont understand too much when u talk about triplets, sixtinths and stuff, is there something i could do or read to get better at this?
I highly recommend checking out videos like "How to Count Sixteenth Notes" on the channel drumlessonscom (same guy that runs Drumeo, just before Drumeo became a thing). That channel has lots of excellent resources for learning the fundamentals of understanding rhythms. Since you already play a bit, those videos will help you relate terms, like 16th notes and triplets, to things you already know how to play.
Great lesson 👍 What exactly was done on the hats, snare and kick at 7:18 ?
everything is the same just swapped his right foot with his left foot for that hi hat piece and then went back to the normal sticking sexiest lick ive heard in awhile