12 Note Positions for Triplets
In a bar of triplets in * time, there are 12 different positions for notes within the bar. The first beat is 1, the middle note of the first triplet is called the "trip of one" and the third note of the first triplet is called the "let of one". The system then continues through the bar – 2, trip of 2, let of 2, etc.
It is worth practicing your bass drum on each of these positions until you can do them at will. When playing this example, count the bass drum hits louder than the other notes. The right hand plays all the notes of each triplet here to help you keep good time.
Here are some common drum beats based on triplets. Try creating some variations of your own by experimenting with different placements of the bass drum.
Class Sessions
1- The Triplet
2- The Dotted Quarter Note
3- Beats Based on Eighth Notes
4- The Eighth Note
5- INTRODUCTION
6- Playing Notes Together
7- Playing Fills
8- Rests
9- Sounds of the Drums
10- Using the Left Foot
11- The Three Four Time Signature
12- 16 Positions for Sixteenth Notes
13- Sixteenth Notes
14- The Shuffle
15- Notating Swing Rhythms
16- 12 Note Positions for Triplets
17- Creating Variations
18- Snare Drum Control
19- Creating Your Own Beats
20- Using the Hi-Hat Cymbals
21- The Cymbals
22- The Tom Toms
23- Playing the Open Hi-Hat
24- A Final Solo
25- Before You Begin
26- Ghost Notes
27- Musical Form
28- Singing What You Play
29- Snare Drum Control
30- Counting Drum Beats
31- Playing Drum Beats
32- How to Sit at the Drums
33- Fills Using Triplets6
34- How to Hold the Drum Sticks
35- Understanding Music
36- How to Read Drum Music
37- Music Notes
38- Note and Rest Values
39- The Grand Staff
40- Notes Used in Drum Beats
41- The Keyboard