Upbeats

Upbeat Examples

The following exercises use the bass drum on the upbeats or the count "+". The first exercise uses the bass drum on all the upbeats. Practice counting 1+2+3+4+ while playing the bass drum only on the counts "+". Then proceed to try the other exercises. They all sound good and are very valuable to learn!

First, a key for the drum notation.

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Example 1: see movie

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Example 2: see movie

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Example 3: see movie

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Example 4: see movie