Short and sweet today (and yes I know this turned out to be two minutes!), shoutout to Steve who asked about this and several channel members asking for more reggae. Here's a basic "one-drop" feel groove - side-stick snare and bass drum on 2 and 4 (or the "3" as sometimes counted in reggae), with eight notes on the hi-hat accented on the off-beats. Notation and practice-along version on channel members’ page, here: www.buymeacoffee.com/mikebarnesdrums/notation-and-practice-along-for-reggae-one-drop-one-minute-drum-lesson Buy a coffee/become a channel member here: www.buymeacoffee.com/mikebarnesdrums
Awesome! I love your short and sweet lessons - great format for education. One thing with regard to reggae fills: I've noticed they often start with a crash followed by toms, as opposed to the more traditional rock fill which ends with a crash.
I think because the bass and snare (and potentially other instruments in the band such as bass guitar) drop " as one" rather than bass-then-snare pattern found in a rock beat. I've also heard musicians say it's because beat one of the bar is "dropped" out, as in nothing plays on the "one". I think the first explanation is more compelling but they both work! Cheers.
Yeah, that's something I never do when I play drums and I found it odd when I saw it done for the first time. I've also heard it's called, one drop because the, "one" is actually left off but I don't really understand that explanation.
Ha. Listen to the start of “Waiting In Vain” by Bob Marley. He clearly counts “1-2-1,2,3,4” then the groove starts with the one-drop backbeat on the 2 and 4 by his count. If it’s good enough for Bob it’s good enough for me! But yes as I say in the vid, I’m aware lots of reggae musicians refer to it as the “3”. Who cares as long as there no confusion and it sounds good!
@@MikeBarnesDrums incidentally if Stewart Copland is mentioned. Please please refer those misinformed towards the likes of..Carlton Barrett and Winston Grennan. Thanks ruclips.net/video/V2ozifSOizM/видео.html 😊
@@MikeBarnesDrums I am a reggae musician and I am tired of listening this ''the kick on 3'' story.....especially from supposedly reggae musicians. Of course you can count it like that, if you count it in 2/4, which is ''cut time'' but in the content of a song you must count it as 4/4 which is ''double time'', that's why it's on 2 and 4. Thank you Mike for this very nice and correct lesson!!
Not the same as this - will do a video about that song sometime! That has a bass drum on every off-beat in the verses, and is a steppers-style beat (ruclips.net/video/BNwXLNVdnkw/видео.html) in the Chorus. Cheers for watching!
Short and sweet today (and yes I know this turned out to be two minutes!), shoutout to Steve who asked about this and several channel members asking for more reggae. Here's a basic "one-drop" feel groove - side-stick snare and bass drum on 2 and 4 (or the "3" as sometimes counted in reggae), with eight notes on the hi-hat accented on the off-beats.
Notation and practice-along version on channel members’ page, here: www.buymeacoffee.com/mikebarnesdrums/notation-and-practice-along-for-reggae-one-drop-one-minute-drum-lesson
Buy a coffee/become a channel member here: www.buymeacoffee.com/mikebarnesdrums
Beautifully played and explained Mikey!!
Thanks for accepting my request!
I am gonna try to play this groove, to learn some more crossticking.
Awesome! I love your short and sweet lessons - great format for education.
One thing with regard to reggae fills: I've noticed they often start with a crash followed by toms, as opposed to the more traditional rock fill which ends with a crash.
Love it, thanks Mike! 🇦🇺✌️
Nice one dude
Thanks keep em coming
Thanks for this.
Thanks for your sharing
you are dope
Awesome! Does the snare need to be tuned to a higher pitch?
I'd say it often is in Reggae music, depends on the music though!
Are you hitting the side of the snare black part ??
Yes, for a rim click/sidestick: ruclips.net/video/JvASxEfzQPQ/видео.html
Cool. Why is it called, One Drop?
I think because the bass and snare (and potentially other instruments in the band such as bass guitar) drop " as one" rather than bass-then-snare pattern found in a rock beat. I've also heard musicians say it's because beat one of the bar is "dropped" out, as in nothing plays on the "one". I think the first explanation is more compelling but they both work! Cheers.
Yeah, that's something I never do when I play drums and I found it odd when I saw it done for the first time.
I've also heard it's called, one drop because the, "one" is actually left off but I don't really understand that explanation.
@@PeterParker-nc5ke That's the second explanation I talked about in my last comment!
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2 and 4? You are dead to me....it is definitely on the 3 ;o)
Ha. Listen to the start of “Waiting In Vain” by Bob Marley. He clearly counts “1-2-1,2,3,4” then the groove starts with the one-drop backbeat on the 2 and 4 by his count. If it’s good enough for Bob it’s good enough for me! But yes as I say in the vid, I’m aware lots of reggae musicians refer to it as the “3”. Who cares as long as there no confusion and it sounds good!
Oh oh, the never ending debate on counting. He said she said 😆
@@MikeBarnesDrums incidentally if Stewart Copland is mentioned. Please please refer those misinformed towards the likes of..Carlton Barrett and Winston Grennan. Thanks ruclips.net/video/V2ozifSOizM/видео.html 😊
@@MikeBarnesDrums I am a reggae musician and I am tired of listening this ''the kick on 3'' story.....especially from supposedly reggae musicians. Of course you can count it like that, if you count it in 2/4, which is ''cut time'' but in the content of a song you must count it as 4/4 which is ''double time'', that's why it's on 2 and 4. Thank you Mike for this very nice and correct lesson!!
@@nikolas_stratigos Cheers Nikolas!
...walkin' on da moon.
Not the same as this - will do a video about that song sometime! That has a bass drum on every off-beat in the verses, and is a steppers-style beat (ruclips.net/video/BNwXLNVdnkw/видео.html) in the Chorus. Cheers for watching!
😆 "or something like that."