DRUM BEATS TO EXPLORE AND PLAY ALONG WITH

Capitols indicate dominant hand and subscript indicates subdominant hand playing. You must pick up the intonations from the sound. These are short sound bites played for 999 loops. I can apriciate any comments or new beats.

B,t,T,b,T,t This is the basic 6 8 pattern known as the mother beat. Quite slow here for the beginer.

B,T,t,T,t,T,t,T,t,T,t

Rythm B,b,B,,T,t,T short

B,b,B,b,T,t,T,t,T,,t,T

rythm B,B,T,,T,t,t,t,T

rythm B,b,T,t,B,b,T,,B,b,T,t,T,B,b,T

rythm B,B,T,t,T,B,T,t,T faster

rythm B,B,T,t,T,B,T,t,T faster with roll

rrythm B,B,T,t,T,B,T,t,T slow

Base,Base,tone,Tone This has a native ameriican root

rythm Big Red 4 count

Rythm B,T,St,TtttTtTt with roll

rythm Shifty Chifty Mafufu

rythm uncle Mafufu Mas Moodi

B,B,T,t,T, or B,B,T,t,t,t,T This has five beats to the measure in seven counts

rythmB,B,tB,B,t,B,t,B,B,t

rythmBbBTtT short 3beats

uncle Mafufu Down the Alley clip

B,T,t,,T,t,T,t,T,t,T,t

B,B,T,t,T,t,B,b,t,t,T Note this beat has three left or subdominant hand beats. There is a difference in the sound of the left and right hand beating the drum; resonance can occure more easily if those playing together know the basal pattern

rythm B,b,T,,t,T,B,b,T

B,B,T,t,T,B,T,t,T for Belly Dancers

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B,t,T,t,S,t The root of this beat is the dominant hand shifting center to edge in three beats Base,Tone,Slap while the subdominant hand strikes alternatly at the edge

B,T,t,t,T,t

T,t,T,B,T,t,T,t,T,B

B,b,T,,t,T,B,b,T

B,B,T,t,T, or B,B,T,t,t,t,T This has five beats to the measure some say seven and may be difficult at first

Base,Base,tone,Tone This has a native ameriican root

B,T,t,T,t,T,t,T,t,T,t

rythm B,b,T,,t,T,B,b,T

rythm B,B,T,,T,t,t,t,T

Rythm BTS ttT with roll