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::Afro-Cuban ::
Resource Added: 04.04.06

Want to play some of those cool Santana drum patterns, well here is an easy Afro-Cuban drum groove that uses the Double Paradiddle as the root rhythm.

::Getting the Hands Ready::

- Double Paradiddle Sticking:   R L R L R R   L R L R L L
- (R=Right Hand | L=Left Hand)

You can play the double paradiddle as either six's or triplets. Six's are a grouping of six and triplets are a grouping of three.

To count the double paradiddles as six's, play the rhythm and count:
(R)| 1-2-3-4-5-6  (L)1-2-3-4-5-6
(R)| R L R L R R  (L) L R L R L L

To count the double paradiddle as triplets, play the rhythm and count:
| 1 - an - a      2 - an - a       3 - an - a      4 - an - a  
| R    L    R      L   R     R       L    R    L      R    L    L

Spend some time on your practice pad working out the sticking of the double paradiddle. Start slow and gradually increase the tempo only when you are able to play the pattern even and smooth.

Click Here for an MP3 or Windows Media audio sample of the Double Paradiddle played as triplets..

         
The click is set to 120 BPM (BPM=Beats Per Minute)

Notice in the above audio sample the Right Hand sticking is played on the Kick Drum and the Left Hand Sticking is played on the Snare Drum.

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Application to the drumset :: Playing the double paradiddle pattern, play the right hand sticking on the hi-hat and play the left hand sticking on the snare drum.

::Adding the kick drum::

For now we are going to stick with a simple bass drum patten on the kick drum. If you are playing the double paradiddle pattern as six's, add the kick drum on counts 1 and 3 of the right double paradiddle, the first grouping of six counts.

If you are playing the double paradiddle as triplets, add the kick drum on counts 1 and A of the right double paradiddle, in the first grouping of three.

Click Here for an MP3 or Windows Media audio sample of the Double Paradiddle with kick drum played as triplets on the drum kit.

         
The click is set to 120 BPM (BPM=Beats Per Minute)

::Taking It Another Step::

Explore different kick drum patterns on the bass drum and different dynamics with accents displaced in the double paradiddle pattern.

Here are a few 1 minute drum and percussion loops to help you practice your new skills with the Afro-Cuban pattern.

Click Here for an MP3 or Windows Media audio sample of the Afro-Cuban pattern with drum kit and percussion.

         
The click is set to 120 BPM (BPM=Beats Per Minute)

Click Here for an MP3 or Windows Media audio sample of the Afro-Cuban pattern with percussion only.

         
The click is set to 120 BPM (BPM=Beats Per Minute)

Click Here for an MP3 or Windows Media audio sample of the Afro-Cuban pattern with percussion and click track.

         
The click is set to 120 BPM (BPM=Beats Per Minute)

Send me an email and let me know if this Afro-Cuban resource was helpful, if you have any comments / questions about this particular lesson or a suggestion for a new lesson.

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