The Dot
The dot increases a note value by half, e.g.:
The same rule applies to rests, e.g.:
The following bass drum part introduces a rhythmic figure comprising a sixteenth note followed by a dotted eight note.
The following six examples introduce rhythmic variations to the bass drum.
The Sixteenth Note Rest
This is a sixteenth note rest and indicates silence for the count of one sixteenth note.
The following four examples introduce rhythmic variations to the snare drum.
This example creates the "blues train" effect and is commonly accompanied by harmonica.
An alternating sticking is used between hi-hat and snare drum in this groove.
This example again uses alternating sticking and contains more complex rhythms for snare drum and bass drum.
This funk groove contains many offbeat snare hits.
The next two examples have a funky "James Brown" sound to them.
This example contains a fill-in which breaks up sixteenth note triplets between hands and bass drum.
