Preface 3
Contents 4
Disambiguation 6
What Is "Groove" Actually About? 6
Drum Key 6
How to Count Rhythms in This Book 7
Chapter 1: Orchestration Concepts - The Split and the Switch 8
Paradiddle 8
The Split 9
The Switch 10
Chapter 2: Groove Design 12
Groove 1 12
Groove 2 18
Groove 3 23
Groove 4 28
Chapter 3: Do It Yourself 33
The Four Basic Rules 33
No Rule Without Exception 37
Chapter 4: Linear Grooves 40
Linear Groove - Initial Pattern 40
Do It Yourself - Two Simple Rules 42
Linear Groove Study 1-2 45
Linear Switch Grooves 47
Chapter 5: Ghost Notes 49
Ghost Notes 1 - Ostinato Approach 49
Ghost Notes 2 - Intertwined Approach 52
Ghost Notes 3 - Ghost Notes Before and After Snare Accents 57
Chapter 6: Bass Drum Displacement 65
Displacement of a Bass Drum Beat 65
Omitting a Bass Drum Beat 68
Chapter 7: Snare Displacement 71
Snare Displacement Studies 1-10 71
Chapter 8: Half Time - Double Time 82
Half Time - Double Time - "Double Double Time" 82
Examples 1A-5B 82
Chapter 9: Bass Drum Technique and Control 88
Heel Up 88
Heel Down 90
Chapter 10: Three-Note Groove Variations 94
3-Note 1 94
3-Note 2 96
3-Note 3 98
3-Note 1 in Half-Time Grooves 100
Chapter 11: Go-Go Grooves 103
Cowbell Pattern 1 103
Cowbell Pattern 2 106
Cowbell Pattern 3 108
Cowbell Pattern 4 110
Cowbell Pattern Studies 1-4 112
Chapter 12: Timing, Groove, and Philosophy 114
Philosophy 114
Perfect Timing? 115
Playing Live with a Click? 116
Tempo and Adrenaline 116
The "Right" Live Tempo 116
Playing Laid-Back, On Top, on On the Beat? 117
Tempo Anecdotes 118
Timing and Groove Exercise 1 119
Timing and Groove Exercise 2 122
Timing and Groove Exercise 3 122
Epilogue 123
Appendix: Reading Text Exercises 125