Lesson 8. Own your bass drum with these challenging variations

Let's play around with the "&A" note grouping because it's a lot of fun, and you'll own your bass drum! Remember, in an "alternating" or "open-handed" 16th note hi-hat situation, the bass drum E's and A's coincide with a left hand on the hi-hat. With practice, you'll soon get the hang of it, and there are an extra ten audio files to help you get this down.