The attached PDF will give you three great examples of serious groove playing in 9/8.
- Matt Cameron from Soundgarden’s track “Black Rain”
- Bill Bruford from his own “Fainting In Coils”
- John Bonham from Led Zep’s “The Crunge”
All three examples show what happens when the drummer lets the music dictate the groove. The most musical approach to grooving in odd times is just that–find a way to make it have a pocket. The way to do that is to let the riff show you the way.
In each case here, if you listen to the track, you’ll understand what I mean. The guitar and bass play a very rhythmic riff, and the drummer just jumps onboard.
Here’s the PDF: Rock Grooves In 9/8
Mark Feldman is a session drummer from NYC.
He first gained attention as one of the winners of Modern Drummer magazine's very first drum solo contest, judged by Rush's Neil Peart.
He's played with Oz Noy, Will Lee, Alison Krauss, Curtis Stigers, Emily Remler, Joel Hoekstra, GE Smith, Andy York, Marshall Crenshaw, Tony Shanahan, The Drifters, The Marvelettes, Big Brother and The Holding Company, and many other artists.
For more info: onlinesessiondrummer.com
He first gained attention as one of the winners of Modern Drummer magazine's very first drum solo contest, judged by Rush's Neil Peart.
He's played with Oz Noy, Will Lee, Alison Krauss, Curtis Stigers, Emily Remler, Joel Hoekstra, GE Smith, Andy York, Marshall Crenshaw, Tony Shanahan, The Drifters, The Marvelettes, Big Brother and The Holding Company, and many other artists.
For more info: onlinesessiondrummer.com
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