Simple Rhythm Patterns

[RCMJ Bass]

Hi Folks,
I've started a youtube channel with the idea of helping beginners absorb simple rhythm patterns and learn the notation at the same time, as well as get some practice playing with a hopefully more interesting and realistic drum part.
The idea is you simply play along to the track and the notation pops up more frequently as the track goes on, all on one note so as to focus on the rhythm.

The format is always the same - two bars count, 8 bars pattern, repeated 8 times, the drum part changes a little throughout, just like a real drummer.

Four tracks are up so far, Beat one, the offbeat of one, beat one and the offbeat, and also beat two...more will follow, but I hope these are useful for now:

Come join me and jam along! Any feedback welcome!

 

[RCMJ Bass]

...and here's the latest,

 

[RCMJ Bass]

...with a few suggestions how to use the tracks:

 

[RCMJ Bass]

Here's another new one..just beat 2:

 

[GastonD]

Nice idea!

 

[RCMJ Bass]

OK folks, last one of the year, but more to follow in 2020.
Here's "One & &"..a basic syncopated rhythm:

 

[RCMJ Bass]

Ok here's the latest, "& 2", leaving an 8th note rest on the 1:



..a little bit reggae style perhaps!

 

[reverendboom]

I think this is a great thing you're doing.
On the last one you have the quarter note marked as staccato but you seemed to be playing it as a full quarter note.

 

[RCMJ Bass]

I think this is a great thing you're doing.
On the last one you have the quarter note marked as staccato but you seemed to be playing it as a full quarter note.

Thanks for checking it out and thanks for the feedback! and yeah you're right....a stray dot slipped past the censor there.....more to follow anyway!

 

[somebrains]

You should ping this guy and do a collab
Elevated Jam Tracks

 

[RCMJ Bass]

Ok here's my latest, beat "1, 2 and" rhythm pattern:



...I am hoping some folks might also find it useful to use these tracks to get the rudiments of pick playing together also...down strokes on the on beats and upstrokes on the offbeats.....as always feedback welcome!

 

[RCMJ Bass]

And another one:

 

[RCMJ Bass]

The dotted eighth note followed by another eighth note is a super common pattern for the bass and well worth absorbing, here it is in my latest video:

 

[reverendboom]

ummm that's a dotted quarter.

 

[RCMJ Bass]

A yes you’re right of course!
I’ll fix it!

 

[RCMJ Bass]

OK thanks for that reverendboom.....a dumb mistake on my part, but in my defence, we call them crotchets on this side of the pond!
Here it is again:

 

[vindibona1]

I would suggest that you keep the notation on the screen all (or most) of the time during these exercises. I think it will help folks just learning to read rhythms. I would suspect that people who can already read the rhythms/note are far past these exercises. JMO

 

[RCMJ Bass]

Ok here's the latest, it's "One and Two and" - the first four eighth notes in a bar of 4/4:

 

[RCMJ Bass]

OK guys here's my latest, just the first two offbeats in the bar:

 

[RCMJ Bass]

Another one...just the first two beats in a bar of 4/4 played pick style on my Gibson Midtown: