Sixteenth Notes
This is a sixteenth note. At a fixed tempo, it is played twice as fast as an eighth note or four times faster than a quarter note. We could say therefore that two sixteenth notes equal one eighth note.
There are sixteen sixteenth notes in one bar of * time.
In this example the hi-hat plays sixteenth notes.
The fill in examples the next couple of examples features sixteenth notes.
A "train" effect is created by the use of accents in this example.
These examples feature rhythmic variations for bass drum using quarter notes and eighth notes. All examples feature a sixteenth note hi-hat pulse.
Sixteenth notes feature in the bass drum and/ or snare drum variations in the next twelve examples.
A constant eighth note hi-hat pulse is played over the rhythmic variations for bass drum and/or snare drum in the following six examples.
The Sixteenth Note Rest
This is a sixteenth note rest and indicates silence for the count of one sixteenth note.
The next three patterns feature the sixteenth note rest.
Two beat fill-ins feature in the following patterns.
