The Building Blocks For Playing Double Bass

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In this lesson, Ash Pearson (drummer for Revocation), shows you exactly what you need to do in order to break out from the everyday patterns you play with your double-bass. He gives you the building blocks for playing double bass so you can put them together and take your playing to the next level.

This rhythmic scale is a great way to work on your ability to move between different note values flawlessly while improving your general control and coordination on the kit. Ash Pearson's here to teach you how to take the scale and apply it to your daily double-bass workouts so you can start breaking out of your 8th and 16th note box.

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[mathcoreable]

Great exercise. I have always struggled with the 7 the most. Ash is a killer drummer, hope to see him play live someday

[DavePainkiller]

I do a variation of this that I found about a year ago.. the snare hits on the 3, instead of 2 & 4. I usually start at 120bpm and work up to 260bpm - 280bpm within a 5-min stretch before I start playing. And it's an absolutely phenomenal warm-up, as is this one.

[aeligzande]

This dude always teaches the simplest, yet most useful stuff! Great teacher!

[cyberbri]

Cool!! Back in the 80's I was in drum corps and we played a lot of rhythmic scale exercises. I never thought to ad it do my double bass playing!!

[alessandrovinci]

Since i saw Anika and Gergo getting crazy on 5 and 7 th3 first things i did once at home has been to play quintuplets and 7tuplets with my bassdrum and after 6 months i can say that my approach is totally changed, 100% with u man, u r great one, thanks for the video

[truebohrman]

Great lesson! I would recommend throwing in quarter note triplets right before the eighth notes if you want to add one more level to it.

[barakburt]

Thank you so much for an amazing drum lesson. Been a drummer for a long time and never heard of 5s and 7s this I feel is going to open my drumming up alot

[Chiroman]

Hey Ash, nice video, well appreciated. I'm 69 yo, recreational, resurrected, drummer . I returned to playing as a retirement pleasure after a 50 year hiatus. I played in a Garage Band with HS buddies, in 1966 to 1969, we played and learned together. I recently got "caught up" in trying to play a DB pedal (just bought a Mapex 500TW), for a fun attempt to play a DB pedal. I don't play Metal, but predominately to My Music . So far, i encounter lots of difficulty to transition my left foot from the Hi Hat to the Slave bass pedal? Unfortunately, i am strictly a heel down player. Always were. And now with some spinal / arthritic conditions which limits my mobility, I def can't move my foot over quickly. I probably should give up the Ghost and just practice faster doubles and maybe triples on the single bass pedal. Its funny how i can play with feet quickly sitting at my kitchen table, yet not able to replicate that sitting at the kit. It's difficult to teach An Old Dog New Tricks.... be well all and appreciate any tips

[icadrums]

Awesome! Thank you for sharing this with us! Very well explained, especially at a tempo that's easy to follow! :)

[jasonwiller]

A version of this worth checking out is in Gary Chaffee's Rhythm & Meter Pattern book pages 16 & 17.

[drumsforfunspooner]

Awesome... Just started drumming a year ago & now trying my skills @ Double Bassing.. Thax So Much For The Help Ash.. Spooner 🤘🥁💜🌹

[hglzkwe]

I've accidentally came up with the same concept myself, but for the right hand, and it is really fun to go up and down the pyramid!

[zmbiewlf]

This video was really helpful! This exercise is really easy to remember and easy to do at and away from the kit. I specifically struggle with 5's and 7's so I see myself using this one a lot going forward. Thanks!

[DipanjanBasu]

Since I am early, I would request drumeo to make a video on the slide technique with much more details and the tips how to develop control in it. Thank you! :)

[bernardogutierrez]

hello, ash very good, thanks for the class

[titanjde]

Man this is awesome! I was literally doing this without knowing the techniques and names behind it. I just did it. Great to see this.

[dzarren]

For me, the "pyramid" has always been playing each note value for only one beat of the click.
So single quarter note, followed by two 8th notes, followed by three 8th note triplets, and so on up to eight 32nd notes, and then straight back down again.
I think this is a very challenging exercise, and one must master switching between arbitrary note values like he mentions before even really making any notable effort on this "pyramid" i describe.

[theonlycatonice]

The Rhythmic Scale is the last great exercise (all limbs independently doing different sets of rhythms - truly a crazy exercise!)

[petarpavasovic]

I would also recommend playing the backbeat on 3 after you master the 2 and 4.

[aayushtiwari]

Great exercise ! Hope drumeo sooon releases double bass shuffle lesson like he did in the intro of the video !! ❤️❤️ much love from nepal !!