Mike!!! I DID IT!!! It took me like 2 hours, but man it was worth it. I strive to become like you Mike. You sit down for probably hours playing what sounds like nothing, but with time, you turn that nothing into something!
THAT GREAT GRETSCH SOUND!! Beautiful kit. I started using that technique about a year ago after noticing so many drummers doing it. Great lesson; I always dig your enthusiasm.
Great tip - visually speaking I wish we could move that cymbal blocking the view of the High Hat out of the way so I can see what you're doing more clearly.
What i like about this Teacher, is that he's got that Jazz Finesse, but, he also has a Strong Dynamic Flare, which makes him not only fun to listen to, but FUN TO WATCH PLAY. Looks like the Blue Sparkle is on Vacation. Love how this kit looks.
This is why I love your channel. Because it’s not just “hey here’s something I thought of for you to play.” It’s “you guys were asking about this so let’s talk about it”
I've been studying Mr Mikes excellent knowledge of sound and harmony. Most appreciated of his triplet and foot speed for single bass. Because I'm naturally Left handed but play on a right handed set . Going back to left handed helped me the most. Especially using my right foot for the hi-hat
Love it Mike. Just finished a gig playing classic rock, kit's mic'd . A part with just bass and drums, I see folk looking at the ceiling and each other 😆 One girl smiling over who's noticed my left hands sneaking up making that groove pop. 😆 Good seeing you at yet another UK drumshow my friend
Yes Mike!! Thank you thank you thank you! I must admit - I did so all the time like without even believing this is a legit technique, sometimes catching me thinking of it as a cheat or so, imagining myself blushing embarrassingly some expert might reveal my opaque "tipperrry'tchee" or "shigge'dee'boop" or whatever any other 'poo' and send me to the hades of the saddest pretenders. Puh! Relief! how wonderful is drumming!!!
Oh man! I never really comment because wtf does it matter, but I am rolling over here at about 2:30 it's on another level. Chicka whop scab doo brotha!
Thank you, Sir, for posting this video!! I've been playing sorta like that for years now. What I do differently is that my RH plays the 8th notes and hits the snare on 2 and 4, while my LH ghost plays the "e" and the "a" of the beat. When I do, I concentrate on keeping the ghost note as soft as possible until I want to put in an accent on the "e"/"ah" of the beat. Then, I can control that volume to make it sound more like it was"felt than heard", which is the description I learned for how to "feather" the bass drum. I love playing this way because I can also change it to playing "open handed" when I want heavier accents on hi hat , or I can switch back to the more traditional way of playing the provide more "space" between the notes at the beginning of someone's solo and then lay in the 16th note fat back funk as they get more involved in telling their story. I also love playing this way because it opens up the possibility of swinging the 16th note so much. The first time I did that I was playing AC/DC's "Back In Black". I would swing the 16ths lightly, meaning that the RH maintains the 8th note rock audibly (you hear: One & 2! & Three & 4! & as if it's straight) but my LH is ghosting swung 16ths. I was playing with an 80's/90's rock cover band at the time. The band just grinned because they thought I was being silly, (I was!), but we kept it that way because after the song was over the lead guitarist's wife came in saying that she loved that song, there was something different about the way we played it, but "it wasn't in a bad way, just bouncy!" The feedback that I get from playing like this with other musicians is that it "fills the space" and it gives them more rhythmic ideas to try out. What I personally love about playing this way is that I can put the kick in 32 different places within a bar (it's always about subdividing that quarter note!) And it opens up my LF to playing 1/2, 1/4, or 1/8 notes, depending on the time and the groove of the song, which adds more flavor to the mix! My advice to anyone who wants to try this is to concentrate on the evenness of sound in your 16th note, (whether you are playing straight or swinging, there's an even space between each stroke) don't think about the 2 and 4, (it's already there), concentrate on the syncing/ off beat of your RH and RF. You'll know when it feels right. Also, concentrate on your opposite hand being as soft as possible. The ghost notes should be "felt, not heard". Once you get comfortable with that you'll notice that you'll be able to change an 8th note rock beat to a quasi funk beat by adding an accented "e" on the 3rd beat of every other measure. Eg: One e & a, 2! e & a, Three e & a, 4! e & a Two e & a, 2! e & a, Three E! & a, 4! e & a...or anywhere else in the beat even if you maintain a 1, _, 3, _ on the bass drum. Btw, I do have videos of my playing like this with live bands, I just don't know how to post them. I would be happy to share them if someone wants to see practical applications. "The sky's the limit", and the Universe is Still Expanding! Have Fun! Happy Drumming!! =O)
Back on RUclips Mike! I've missed the dessert! Been trying to work on the "brussel sprouts" while I wait for you to bring back the "matcha fueled hot fudge sundaes" 😉 Always inspiring teach, thanks for everything you do for the fam Mike!
Been doing it for years. I actually do that when I play the Immigrant song too. I can't hear a strong snare backbeat like a lot of ppl play on that cover, so I make that backbeat the extra hihat note.
I remember when I just started drumming I began doing this on my own accord because I couldn't play the third note. My teacher at the time swore down it was "wrong" but I kept playing with it. Its so good to see it actually being taught by you Mike. So powerful and tasty.
Always ignore your teacher when they tell you you are doing something "wrong". The best way to go about it as a true educator is to celebrate what the student came up with, then show them the more traditional way of doing it, then leave it up to them to discover what works best for their body. YOU GOT THIS, and you figured it out on your own my friend... and you now DOMINATE the streaming game so it looks like you had it right all along, lol.
Mike thank you for the spicy burrito brother. My best friend is at your camp Lenny Smallacombe Jr. Have a great camp brother. Please let him video you guy’s so I can also enjoy some.
Maybe it seems no different to you but this is some of the coolest soloing I've seen/heard you play, Mike, both at the beginning of the video and towards the end. Hot, cool, spicy, sweet, everything.
Great video Mike! Don't be too concerned about your description of the video being "clickbaity". In reality what makes this happen is when the words "easy" or "simple" are inserted into the title. I believe it goes without saying that many of the techniques presented by the various instructors on RUclips are neither simple or easy to learn and the average drummer will need to put in a lot of practice in order to master them.
Definitely no reason to stop old friend. And, is it cheating if it's just a smarter, more efficient way of doing things? Is it cheating to take a shower instead of bathing in the nearest river? LOL.
Mike really enjoy your lessons....I'm 63 and have been involved with drums for 50 years.. Please where do you pick up that app for the metronome with the big numbers that flash on your iPad?
I’ve just noticed that you sit quite far forward on your seat and quite high. Have you ever done a video on the topic of seat height/posture/balance? Would love your clear and articulate insight.
New subscriber here! Love your vids, explanations and the creativity in these ideas. Can't wait to practice them. Although this particular one... I'd have to somehow adapt to open handed playing as I am a leftie.
Also learn it open handed, will make you open up your independence leading with both. Sweet sha Booopz as always Mike. I hope you are well and Mr doggo
Good point indeed. Not only does solve this one but many other inherent restrictions of cross playing. Once you get used to it and develop further than just trying here and there, there is no way back. 25 years of happy OH playing and counting. Cheers
@@cb24797 I became an open handed player by default as no one told me lefties usually switch the kit around when I started playing drums when I was 11 years old. Just put my hand to whatever was closest to it and started hitting stuff. 20 years later Im still here hitting stuff the same way.
holy shit, that playing at the end!! so tasteful. do you have any lessons on incorpoarting those left foot hi-hats within grooves, or are you planning on making one?
Ok…. I’ve done a little sweep of your videos and I like what I’m seeing enough to decide I’m going to waste my Christmas 11 day holiday working on your stuff. This better be good buddy boy or it’s going to be the big thumbs down for you. See you back here after Christmas x
@@mikeslessons how did I miss that LOL thank you brother..72 and still trying to learn after 60+ years on the kit almost as long as my Ludwigs are old.
Mike!!! I DID IT!!! It took me like 2 hours, but man it was worth it. I strive to become like you Mike. You sit down for probably hours playing what sounds like nothing, but with time, you turn that nothing into something!
YES!!!! That’s so awesome to hear. Congrats David (my middle name)
@@mikeslessons Could I send you a vid of me playing via email and ask for some advice by any chance? I want to spice up this groove and fill
THAT GREAT GRETSCH SOUND!! Beautiful kit. I started using that technique about a year ago after noticing so many drummers doing it. Great lesson; I always dig your enthusiasm.
Great tip - visually speaking I wish we could move that cymbal blocking the view of the High Hat out of the way so I can see what you're doing more clearly.
What i like about this Teacher, is that he's got that Jazz Finesse, but, he also has a Strong Dynamic Flare, which makes him not only fun to listen to, but FUN TO WATCH PLAY. Looks like the Blue Sparkle is on Vacation. Love how this kit looks.
Thanks a ton Gregory! I really appreciate the words. Fear not, BlueKaster will be back in the next video :)
@@mikeslessons You earned them my friend. Keep up the Great Work!
This is why I love your channel. Because it’s not just “hey here’s something I thought of for you to play.” It’s “you guys were asking about this so let’s talk about it”
I've been studying Mr Mikes excellent knowledge of sound and harmony.
Most appreciated of his triplet and foot speed for single bass. Because I'm naturally
Left handed but play on a right handed set .
Going back to left handed helped me the most. Especially using my right foot for the hi-hat
You're the man, Mike!
Love it Mike.
Just finished a gig playing classic rock, kit's mic'd . A part with just bass and drums, I see folk looking at the ceiling and each other 😆
One girl smiling over who's noticed my left hands sneaking up making that groove pop. 😆
Good seeing you at yet another UK drumshow my friend
This one is really helpful you can use this in pretty much any setting
Been doing this since I started playing drums as a kid due to the lack of space in my garage lol it makes things so much easier!!
SHIKABOOP ! Got it😎
That's all ya need in life. If everyone had a bit more Shigadaboop in their day the world would be a batter place, lol :)
@@mikeslessons I agree 100 percent 😎✌✌
Sick grooves I love the way your drums sound so good!!!
Yes Mike!! Thank you thank you thank you! I must admit - I did so all the time like without even believing this is a legit technique, sometimes catching me thinking of it as a cheat or so, imagining myself blushing embarrassingly some expert might reveal my opaque "tipperrry'tchee" or "shigge'dee'boop" or whatever any other 'poo' and send me to the hades of the saddest pretenders. Puh! Relief! how wonderful is drumming!!!
👍Most excellent Mike!!👍🙂‼️
After a couple hours I i just clicked, great exercise Mike!
Oh man! I never really comment because wtf does it matter, but I am rolling over here at about 2:30 it's on another level. Chicka whop scab doo brotha!
It matters to me because it's the only way I can connect with you on here :)
Saved! Great lesson!
Sounds crazy but it’s simple in theory but takes work to apply. Beautiful
Well said my friend!
Thank you, Sir, for posting this video!!
I've been playing sorta like that for years now.
What I do differently is that my RH plays the 8th notes and hits the snare on 2 and 4, while my LH ghost plays the "e" and the "a" of the beat.
When I do, I concentrate on keeping the ghost note as soft as possible until I want to put in an accent on the "e"/"ah" of the beat. Then, I can control that volume to make it sound more like it was"felt than heard", which is the description I learned for how to "feather" the bass drum.
I love playing this way because I can also change it to playing "open handed" when I want heavier accents on hi hat , or I can switch back to the more traditional way of playing the provide more "space" between the notes at the beginning of someone's solo and then lay in the 16th note fat back funk as they get more involved in telling their story.
I also love playing this way because it opens up the possibility of swinging the 16th note so much.
The first time I did that I was playing AC/DC's "Back In Black". I would swing the 16ths lightly, meaning that the RH maintains the 8th note rock audibly (you hear: One & 2! & Three & 4! & as if it's straight) but my LH is ghosting swung 16ths. I was playing with an 80's/90's rock cover band at the time. The band just grinned because they thought I was being silly, (I was!), but we kept it that way because after the song was over the lead guitarist's wife came in saying that she loved that song, there was something different about the way we played it, but "it wasn't in a bad way, just bouncy!"
The feedback that I get from playing like this with other musicians is that it "fills the space" and it gives them more rhythmic ideas to try out.
What I personally love about playing this way is that I can put the kick in 32 different places within a bar (it's always about subdividing that quarter note!) And it opens up my LF to playing 1/2, 1/4, or 1/8 notes, depending on the time and the groove of the song, which adds more flavor to the mix!
My advice to anyone who wants to try this is to concentrate on the evenness of sound in your 16th note, (whether you are playing straight or swinging, there's an even space between each stroke) don't think about the 2 and 4, (it's already there), concentrate on the syncing/ off beat of your RH and RF. You'll know when it feels right.
Also, concentrate on your opposite hand being as soft as possible. The ghost notes should be "felt, not heard".
Once you get comfortable with that you'll notice that you'll be able to change an 8th note rock beat to a quasi funk beat by adding an accented "e" on the 3rd beat of every other measure. Eg: One e & a, 2! e & a, Three e & a, 4! e & a
Two e & a, 2! e & a, Three E! & a, 4! e & a...or anywhere else in the beat even if you maintain a 1, _, 3, _ on the bass drum.
Btw, I do have videos of my playing like this with live bands, I just don't know how to post them.
I would be happy to share them if someone wants to see practical applications.
"The sky's the limit", and the Universe is Still Expanding!
Have Fun!
Happy Drumming!! =O)
Back on RUclips Mike! I've missed the dessert! Been trying to work on the "brussel sprouts" while I wait for you to bring back the "matcha fueled hot fudge sundaes" 😉 Always inspiring teach, thanks for everything you do for the fam Mike!
I love this guy! Respect! And thank you for the lessons!😉👋
Dude so cool love your enthusiasm this is awesome thankyou
Love this technique.... felt like a much better player when I first discovered it....
Some excellent secret sauce! 👌
Been doing it for years.
I actually do that when I play the Immigrant song too. I can't hear a strong snare backbeat like a lot of ppl play on that cover, so I make that backbeat the extra hihat note.
It's great to hear a bass drum with some resonance. I have my bass drum
sounding like that. That set sounds great like it is. Great lesson.
You ARE the man!
Amazing ❤ thanks.
Nice lesson and nice drum kit
I usually don’t feel the need to go straight to a kit. In this case I did. Thanks!😃👍
AWESOME as always!!
Much appreciated Arthur. Watch out for that second exercise. It's tough as all get out!!!
Cool!!
Love this
So so cool !
Cheers Mike, such a cool way to add some spice to the hi-hat in a subtle way in a groove context. P.S that Gretsch kit sounds incredible.
I remember when I just started drumming I began doing this on my own accord because I couldn't play the third note. My teacher at the time swore down it was "wrong" but I kept playing with it. Its so good to see it actually being taught by you Mike.
So powerful and tasty.
Always ignore your teacher when they tell you you are doing something "wrong". The best way to go about it as a true educator is to celebrate what the student came up with, then show them the more traditional way of doing it, then leave it up to them to discover what works best for their body. YOU GOT THIS, and you figured it out on your own my friend... and you now DOMINATE the streaming game so it looks like you had it right all along, lol.
Mike thank you for the spicy burrito brother. My best friend is at your camp Lenny Smallacombe Jr. Have a great camp brother. Please let him video you guy’s so I can also enjoy some.
Gracias
This changed my game at life ! Thanks !! Ah
Maybe it seems no different to you but this is some of the coolest soloing I've seen/heard you play, Mike, both at the beginning of the video and towards the end. Hot, cool, spicy, sweet, everything.
Awe man... you literally just made my day! THANK YOU 🙏🙏🍵🍵
Hey man, your new set of tubs, and that groove ... it's all the way live.
Cool play
Great !
Darn good! Love it a lot.
I got it happening. Now to get it into the mix. ❤️
Good shit Mike!
Great video Mike! Don't be too concerned about your description of the video being "clickbaity". In reality what makes this happen is when the words "easy" or "simple" are inserted into the title. I believe it goes without saying that many of the techniques presented by the various instructors on RUclips are neither simple or easy to learn and the average drummer will need to put in a lot of practice in order to master them.
Thank you very much! 👍🤘 I go to 🥁 practice! 🙋♂️
I used to use this 'cheat' quite a lot in my first years of drumming. I've no idea why I stopped.
Definitely no reason to stop old friend. And, is it cheating if it's just a smarter, more efficient way of doing things? Is it cheating to take a shower instead of bathing in the nearest river? LOL.
@@mikeslessons You are, of course, absolutely right Mike. I will give this a try, see if I can re-introduce it as a 'standard'.
The cc subtitles made "little poop" of your "shuga da boop".
Thanks again for the lesson!
Thank you 😊
Mike really enjoy your lessons....I'm 63 and have been involved with drums for 50 years..
Please where do you pick up that app for the metronome with the big numbers that flash on your iPad?
This is soooo cool. Thanks
I’ve just noticed that you sit quite far forward on your seat and quite high. Have you ever done a video on the topic of seat height/posture/balance? Would love your clear and articulate insight.
6:15 I could sit and listen to that all day long. So fkin cool.
Man... Thank you so so much!!! 🙏🙏🍵🍵🙏🙏
New subscriber here! Love your vids, explanations and the creativity in these ideas. Can't wait to practice them. Although this particular one... I'd have to somehow adapt to open handed playing as I am a leftie.
Flip your kit around. Even if you don't make it a permanent thing, it's worth trying lol
Also learn it open handed, will make you open up your independence leading with both. Sweet sha Booopz as always Mike. I hope you are well and Mr doggo
Good point indeed. Not only does solve this one but many other inherent restrictions of cross playing. Once you get used to it and develop further than just trying here and there, there is no way back. 25 years of happy OH playing and counting. Cheers
@@cb24797 I became an open handed player by default as no one told me lefties usually switch the kit around when I started playing drums when I was 11 years old. Just put my hand to whatever was closest to it and started hitting stuff. 20 years later Im still here hitting stuff the same way.
Nice technique
1st like and 1st comment haha...thanks sir mike for always giving us so many tips
Sangat membantu terima kasih guru
holy shit, that playing at the end!! so tasteful. do you have any lessons on incorpoarting those left foot hi-hats within grooves, or are you planning on making one?
I've seen other drummers flick the bottom of the hi hat with the left hand to add notes, is this the same technique?
Tony royster has some versions on this which are blindingly good.
Once you "get it", go and buy: Hardest Drum Book Ever Written - by Joel Rothman...
Is there a hi-hat cymbal on 2 & 4 too? If so, that's the part that is making my hair fall out.
Reminds me of Man On the Moon... Moore's Law perhaps...
can you please do a drum cover of "tonight" by the 1975?? this style sounds exactly like that song
Yo, when are you going on Drumeo? 🥁🐙.....?????
Shigidaboom!
This would never work for Buddy Rich in those days where his hi-hat was almost below his snare! Crazy ergonomics. But this is cool. Great technique.
we should play openhanded, that's the main point
LOL!!!!
hi
Your a nice boy Michael .
I came here for the shigidaboop and I have no shame on saying that
the SH word ?
Ok…. I’ve done a little sweep of your videos and I like what I’m seeing enough to decide I’m going to waste my Christmas 11 day holiday working on your stuff.
This better be good buddy boy or it’s going to be the big thumbs down for you.
See you back here after Christmas x
shigedyboop.
Love your lessons but can you tell me what Metronome app you use on your Ipad please? Thanks
Sure can. The link for it is in the “description” area for every lesson that I upload :)
@@mikeslessons how did I miss that LOL thank you brother..72 and still trying to learn after 60+ years on the kit almost as long as my Ludwigs are old.
@@mikeslessons I see the app for iphone &Apple watch but aren't you using an ipad ? Sorry for the bother.
@@65SSLUDS No bother at all. The app works perfect on iPad as well as iPhone