Polyrhythm Challenge | Four Against Three or 4:3

4:3 Polyrhythm Challenge #Shorts This is a polyrhythm demonstration of the four against three polyrhythm or 4:3 (...It could also be looked at as 3:4 since I put the beat on 1.) Give it a try and I hope the visual helps you out.
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[@ricku6255]

Now this is how one teaches a polyrhythm, PERFECTO Jay and thank you.

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

ha... Thanks brotha!... I hope it helps... We'll talk about it in lessons.

[@alphalex88]

I love 4:3 it's the easiest, groovy beat to learn

[@aithrasherboi]

2:3 ?

[@Dijk1213]

1:1 easiest

[@hugeballs]

what do you mean easiest 😭

[@romulus_music]

@@Dijk1213 fr tho 😂

[@PurePain_1]

From the beginning, I learned 2:3 by around 1 year (real easy for me) and 4:3 in around 6 years 😅

[@joshmanning3865]

"Pass the God damn butter"

[@StarForgers]

God: When did I damn butter?

[@at1laztheaveragefurry]

Butter: why was i damned by God?

[@aithrasherboi]

Pass:That's not my Subtitle!

[@zedmelon]

The: Hey, don't forget about _me_ !!

[@oncezek]

damn: huh? did somebody call my name

[@thomasfield8543]

First polyrhythm I ever learned. Quite a groovy one too!

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Absolutely!

[@csldrsharkey7962]

"Pass the goddamn butter"

[@Kuzumai]

"hot cup of tea" 2/3

[@lunalgaleo1991]

🤣 Why did I laugh so hard at this?

[@hahhey1372]

How do you do pass the goddamn butter on fantasie impromtu? Is it just really fast “PASS THE GODDAMN BUTTER PASS THE GODDAMN BUTTER PASS THE GODDAMN BUTTER PASS THE

[@skipper6528]

First thing I ever Learned on the classroom floor with my feet
Didn't know about any of this
cool, look forward to more

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

YES!!! we called it... "Pass the flippin Ketchup" ...but the 'flippin' was a little dirtier...

[@nicomelgares]

me too! i have adhd and did this exact rythm on my table and annoyed my classmates, back when i was in school. i didn't noticed that i would do it until someone would say something to me.

[@balfit]

Numbering them is a brilliant idea. Never occurred to me. Ingenious!

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

awww. thanks!

[@kevin_dasilva]

A beautiful brazilian song that plays with this groove is a song called Baby, sung by Gal Costa and on the amazing 1968 (if I'm not mistaken) album called Tropicália. I think there are other versions of this song that don't really use the polyrhythm but that one does, and brilliantly! And Gal's voice is also just heavenly...

[@derththeope3286]

To put it simply its like a conversation. 3 is saying a word and 4 is replying with another word.

[@jollygrapefruit786]

I don't play drums, or really any instrument for that matter, but it's just crazy to me how a simple polyrhythm like this can groove so hard.

[@fuzzythoughts8020]

As a complete beginner at 28, God damn this stuff is hard lmao

[@dzleandrew4544]

my brain just cant do it.. It gets confused and I would end up having the same beat on both hands

[@Herb774]

Same, it sucks

[@prismatic1239]

Just tap along to some of your favorite songs, eventually rhythm will become ingrained into your brain

[@MaxPlaysVideogames]

"Pass, the gosh-darn butter" helped me a lot

[@meino6465]

This is the method I use:
Step 1: compound the 2 rhythms and tap it on one finger (tap taptap tap taptap)
Step 2: Start alternating that rhythm between 2 fingers (don't add the overlapping beat yet)
And step 3: Now add the overlapping beat and you should have it down!

[@aerchys4779]

For smaller ratios like this it’s helpful to subdivide the beat into 12 parts, and write down when the 3 and rhythm occurs. Kinda like
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 2 3 4 (4 rhythm)
1 2 3 (3 rhythm)
Then start really slow counting in your head, before cranking up the speed when you feel the rhythm of it better.

[@itsonlyfehr]

I was listening to Snowbound by The Rippingtons and then when I realized it was 4:3 it got me even more excited. Polyrhythms are so fun!

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Nice... this one is a pretty common occurrence in music.

[@whatafoolbelieeeeves]

this is a banger

[@samsanimationcorner3820]

This is legit one of my favorite rhythms. It feels like a cha-cha

[@angelonitsis5032]

For a visual learner like myself it now makes sense, now to give it a go.

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

We'll talk about it tonight!

[@bsatun346]

Finally someone who does it correctly

[@philkobeski4554]

“Pass the god damn butter”

[@bobbarksofficial4335]

Pass the gosh darn butter!

[@michaelmcardle906]

Great visual lesson!

[@earthwalker____]

perfect.

[@elusiveurge]

It is extremely satisfying when it goes back to 1

[@happypercussionist1]

I learned this polyrhythm in like 2 minutes. It sounds like "Pass the goddamn butter." Try saying that in your head or out loud when he's doing both hands in the video, and you'll get it.

[@troypugh8390]

For me it sounds like a groovy version of the “one, nothing wrong with me” vocal section in bodies

[@monicasandru5975]

Now, I can learn Fantasie Impromptu.

[@datuzzobrand432]

Best way to learn it is to remember that one hand is always playing an additional beat so mathematically, after tapping with both hands first, the hand that does more beats (let's say the left one) starts tapping and then you just go right left right left and you've done it. After that start all over again.
P.S. after writing this I think i could've worded it better

[@teraspeXt]

that does work, however you still need the right timing for a proper polyrhythm thingy as far as i know

[@kin1559]

very nice video to understand！
please make the 4:5 5:7 and other polyrhythm

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

I got you! 😉

[@CrowT]

"Pass the bread and butter"

[@jeredswopes7442]

Great visual teaching demonstration.

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Thanks Jered

[@fine8087]

Just think “pass the golden butter” or “pass the gosh darn butter” same idea

[@dustinnoblet3138]

So good. Thanks

[@syafiqsomplak9712]

Sounds like a dungeon theme sound

[@thebicycleman8062]

The best way to learn ANY polyrhythm is do very tiny small pair grouping. THis it jus works. Also dont try to technical think of it as one is doin 1 2 3 and the is doin 1 2 3 4 - Listen and absorb the WHOLE rhythm as a WHOLE and then ul figure out how to make it happen

[@Freun]

When i first try it i acindently end up at 5:3 polyrhythm 🗿

[@kaitlynsky210]

Amazing!!

[@WeaverIsCool11]

Sometimes things are harder than they look but this already hurts my head

[@MultiSciGeek]

The best way to learn is to listen to music that uses this. I highly recommend Tamil kuthu bears. You'll pick up the rhythm in no time.

[@Allplussomeminus]

I used to tap this all the time in elementary school... Nobody taught me. Or who knows, maybe I picked it up from a song I heard at some point.

[@C4Ske]

Pass the god damn butter

[@OriginalSuschi]

Bam-badambam-badam

[@bobbifflesnort2365]

I reckon you could learn any rythm with this method. Good stuff

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

I'll have to do some more then!

[@marcelobraga8198]

Now do 3:8

[@ScarletEmber64]

pass the god damn butter

[@F3PIZZA]

That slaps.

[@rizuusinger]

Baapre 😍

[@parasky]

"덩 덕쿵덕 쿵덕"

[@familyjlsd9239]

Fantasie Impromptu

[@allibababoo]

I've been doing thus poly without even realizing it was a poly

[@JuanDavilaR]

My brain can't do that

[@violetb1650]

Where do you get these pads? Also how is it played on drums?

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Those are actually just Evans Sound-Off Pads

[@exactly7788]

Pass the god damn butter!!

[@handlebar4520]

4:3 is great

[@franciscojavier-wf9ir]

Perfecto práctice

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Yes!

[@nazli9812]

Can u do plzzz 4-4

[@andrew19vato]

Nice, easier than the 5 over 4 but still relatively challenging, it makes me wonder what a polyrhythm is exactly, maybe all beats are polyrhthmic to some extent because your alway's going around and about the 1 2 3 4 beats

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

a polyrhythm is two or more even notes happening at the same time over a certain span of beats.

[@kayepajulas9949]

Do 2 against 4

[@matisd3069]

The metronome 🥶💀😰

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

It was slow… lol

[@matisd3069]

@@Thedrummersalmanac The echo at the end is horror movie however good tutorial

[@seaotter4439]

What atrocious weather

[@thinkbolt]

Wait, HOW - - ???

[@199ks9]

Ventolin maravanrose

[@mattiaesposito9328]

What is this thing called and can I buy it anywhere?

[@guidestone1392]

Pass the bowl o' sugar.

[@ABNAV_]

What's the time signature? Is it 4:3?

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

I know it’s sometimes a little confusing. But this has nothing to do with time signature… it a polyrhythm exercise… and like any rhythm it can be used over any time signature.

[@lantusinfluencer]

Omg i did.it😅😅😅❤

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

🙌🏻 yes

[@Silence6884]

9:11

[@skittles.n.snares]

Pass the goddang butter

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

That's the one! lol

[@bw6138]

4:3 is the breakdown part for "Jambi" by Tool.

[@alonnevo9505]

Whomany time you practice on this

[@chillmurray7529]

0:14

[@Scrub_Jake]

Better gimme dat margarine…

[@nuggetsfan007]

Apparently I hat a 3:1 ratio EVERY polyrhythmic video I see with it in combination with a faster tempo I feel like I hate hearing 😂😂😂

[@vee6472]

Why does the 3 polyrhythm remind me of Minecraft?

[@muzikalproztitute]

This is NOT polyrhythm. Both has to have 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures

[@beserker1912]

Check out a song called Storytime by my all time favorite band Jolly for an example of this polyrhythm done beautifully. Thank me laters

[@BullyParkerMaguire]

Phil selway ahh shit

[@robinsonbalbuena9958]

😵‍💫

[@dariusprim]

Do you know that this a 3 against 4 polyrhythm and not a 4 against 3 polyrhythm. The four sounds more dominant than the three.

[@juanante4079]

Is that Reggaetón?

[@macatacwarrior7204]

heeey macarena

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

??? is there a 4:3 in the macarena?

[@macatacwarrior7204]

@@Thedrummersalmanac i don’t know for sure but it just reminds me of the macarena

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

@@macatacwarrior7204 everyone’s ears are different… love it 😊

[@devindonovan8201]

I don't get it

[@devindonovan8201]

No like literally I don't get what/how this works 😅 don't just like my comment explain 😭

[@DrRedsss]

Deaf people: 💀

[@broquemusician]

You clearly know how to do 3:4 so why perform incorrectly and mislabel in your other video?