The 8 most important drum beats you’ll ever learn! 1.Straight 8s Feel 2.Triplet Feel 3.16th Note Feel 4.Shuffle 5.Half-Time Shuffle 6.Disco 7.Reggae One-Drop 8.Jazz/Swing Transcriptions here: drive.google.com/file/d/1xJD4DINIc4ie_t7_6F7zrWFn9PePBEYR/view?usp=sharing For each style I’ve created a KZread playlist, with the aim that we can all have fun jamming along to some all-time classic tunes in each of these feels and get your groove (and fills) going. Please check out the playlists, and please let me know in the comments below your suggestions for songs to add to the lists! Please state song title, artist name and which feel/beat it is. Straight 8s feel: kzread.info/head/PLcfoni8UPb9pi3M5SRzIhTe-dYk2osuNk Triplet Feel, HH played RRR: kzread.info/head/PLcfoni8UPb9oR6eDVtrSlPqK7UwVOgJHF Triplet Feel, two sticks on HH: kzread.info/head/PLcfoni8UPb9pIg_Q43cpcS8pYJqacURIS 16th Note Feel, HH played RRRR: kzread.info/head/PLcfoni8UPb9q9wdPloQLdUT_ykFcelfh0 16th Note Feel, HH played RLRL: kzread.info/head/PLcfoni8UPb9p0BMt0_bjfbnMM6O0ev-6P Shuffle: kzread.info/head/PLcfoni8UPb9pzBXybhyULmV3ZVP0eGIsY Half-time shuffle: kzread.info/head/PLcfoni8UPb9pAoNdzvYUxUtoIE4xJPiOA Disco: kzread.info/head/PLcfoni8UPb9oe8hLouimE7TWL1tQcIoCG Reggae: kzread.info/head/PLcfoni8UPb9rmlKuHBCREypV2fQQCmf6i Jazz/Swing: kzread.info/head/PLcfoni8UPb9pIltDzG8O9DjUN3rqZ3qFM Have fun and please let me know if any questions :) Mike

@tunabelly7513

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you could do a drum lesson/tutorial/play along video on the song Greek Tragedy by The Wombats.🤗 Superb!🙏🙌 What a great drummer and mentor!! I am so grateful!💖 I've been watching your videos / yt channel to learn drums and have been consciously applying your teachings/ techniques. I have recently completed/ played the song "Dancing in the Moonlight" by following your videos. So fun!!:)) Thank you so much. May the Lord bless you and your loved oned always. 💖🌻

@MikeBarnesDrums

2 жыл бұрын

@@tunabelly7513 Thanks man!

@elizabethrobinson2223

Жыл бұрын

Amazing Mike, these playlists are perfect for practising. You should be proud of your teaching skills, so so helpful.

I appreciate the speed and no nonsense approach of your lessons! Quick and to the point, but filled with a lot of valuable information! 👍

I like the idea of the practice playlists for each beat type, I'll definitely be using these! Thanks Mike!

Love your style man. You really are a natural teacher. So matter of fact and up beat and confident without being arrogant. Love it.

@MikeBarnesDrums

27 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

I was more and more impressed with your timing throughout The video. Good timing is a given for drummers sure but wow!

You really are a great teacher man. We are lucky to have you.

@MikeBarnesDrums

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Michael, thanks for watching and glad you dig 🙏🏻👏🏻

Bro you are the best teacher in the world of KZread drummers. You have a real knack for breaking things down and really teaching the way teaching should be done.

@MikeBarnesDrums

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@njdrummer7120

Жыл бұрын

Your Bo Diddley and Rosana shuffle videos are first class !! Your 1 minute videos are fun and your training exercise videos are brilliant

@MikeBarnesDrums

Жыл бұрын

@@njdrummer7120 🙏🏻

This is one of the best videos I’ve watched in a long time, the value in a video this is just off the scale 👏🎵🎶

Apart from my weekly drum lessons, I have learned so much from you in terms of technique. I am so grateful to you and will continue to follow your lessons. 💎 I don't have a card to donate coffees to you, so I will find someone who can transfer that for me.

@MikeBarnesDrums

24 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching and so glad you've found the channel useful :)

Massive, awesome! Thanks mate! You make it fun! Straight forward no blah blah blah. No showing off. I am going to practice this now!

Mike, you're just so easy-going and natural and enthusiastic! A born teacher whose love of drumming oozes out of every groove. Tremendous!

@MikeBarnesDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Geoffrey! Appreciate you watching man :)

Great video, thanks Mike! You always make me wanna practice when you drop a new beat or a new fill, I guess that's the best a KZread video can cause👍

@MikeBarnesDrums

4 жыл бұрын

👊🏻

Such a good dude and teacher, great vids 👍

Just too awesome. Like the way you count, take your time to thoroughly and slowly explain as you play. It really helps. I would like to see your left hand and foot view a little better if you could. ❤️

Brilliant. I thank you. Boom, tish.

Perfect - exactly what I needed - thank you

@MikeBarnesDrums

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Sally! :)

As my mates and I used to say to DJ's in the 80's - "Got any Ska mate?" I'm so glad I found you on YT, I'm learning drumming to help with my fitness, walking is hard for me but bashing the drums isn't & I love doing it. These how to do a certain beat videos are great but my favourite beats are Ska beats & I'm finding it hard to disect various Ska vids I've found, so I'd love to see a quick demo from yourself. Specifically, I'm a big fan of the late, great John Bradbury, I'm desperate to learn the beat of "too much, too young", especially the iconic intro. I suspect the intro is fairly easy but I'm not knowledgable enough to work it out. Looking forward to your next vids.

@MikeBarnesDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Ah cool Neil, thanks for watching! Yeah that’s a good call - on the case. And so pleased you’re getting something out of the channel. Cheers man!

Funny sizes of toms. Sounds great :)

you’re so underrated! i loved this video. thank you so much!

@MikeBarnesDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers for watching, much appreciated 👊🏻

Came across your channel by chance, and totally brilliant! Great content and style. Really enjoying learning through your videos…. Awesome!!👍👍

@MikeBarnesDrums

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

So useful! Thanks Mike

@MikeBarnesDrums

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Gavin!

very nice Mike

This is so amazing.

@MikeBarnesDrums

4 жыл бұрын

🙏🏻👊🏻

Best instructor on KZread!

@MikeBarnesDrums

3 жыл бұрын

🙏🏻👊🏻

The head, the heart, the hands... Wonderful :°))

@MikeBarnesDrums

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/lHmHsJepp9rReqQ.html

Hi Mike, first I love your drumming style. Cool grooves and fills! Also your lessons clear, motivating and really helpful. Thank you! A quick one - in swing or triplets on the ride, sometimes people play contant open / close hi hat. Do you have a video on this?

@MikeBarnesDrums

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Videos about developing open/close hi-hat skill here.... kzread.info/dash/bejne/eWmn3M6AiaTPkdo.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/foiKqaprqpXZcdI.html Not in triplet feel or swing feel as such, but still helpful I hope :)

Thanks so much for the playlists mike. Invaluable. lot of time and effort gone into those! Feel free to use my playlists “drumming stuff” and “ learn these drum songs” 😎

@MikeBarnesDrums

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

After just getting my kit and seeing this, makes me wanna get to this stage asap, lol. Just learning how to hold the sticks atm hahaha, and feels like this is a million years away. Need to dedicate 90 mins a day to practice and another 90 mins a day to exercise, this year is gonna kill me on top of working, need to retire hahahahaha can't wait to be able to jam away to my favourite songs!!

@MikeBarnesDrums

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Dominic!

@8:10 - many reggae tracks also emphasise the 'one drop' on the one literally. that's getting into the 'rootsier' stuff. sometimes gets jazzy with some swing as well.

Half time shuffle Empires by Elbow. Great vid as always Mike

@MikeBarnesDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Great call Ian! Our very own Alex Reeves on drums :) Hope you're well man.

@iannye7091

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikeBarnesDrums all good here. Yup love Reeeeeeves

Great tutorial bro

@MikeBarnesDrums

3 жыл бұрын

🙏🏻👊🏻

Great vid, thanks. I'll definitely be using the playlists, and I'll let you know if any good suggestions come to mind.

@MikeBarnesDrums

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mojique! :)

So glad I found you dude! You don't know how hard it is to survive in a male dominated industry! Thank you for your practical method!

@MikeBarnesDrums

Жыл бұрын

Ah cheers Jan! Much appreciated and so glad you dig :)

Hi Mike your lessons are great could you break down the 1/2 time shuffle again when you get a chance thank you again your brilliant

@MikeBarnesDrums

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Patrick, several more vids about half-time shuffle on this channel... kzread.info/dash/bejne/hHqq0sSknNC7d6w.html&pp=ygUjbWlrZSBiYXJuZXMgZHJ1bXMgaGFsZiB0aW1lIHNodWZmbGU%3D kzread.info/dash/bejne/o6xosblsZdrRqrg.html&pp=ygUjbWlrZSBiYXJuZXMgZHJ1bXMgaGFsZiB0aW1lIHNodWZmbGU%3D kzread.info/dash/bejne/k66lpcV6kbK0XcY.html&pp=ygUjbWlrZSBiYXJuZXMgZHJ1bXMgaGFsZiB0aW1lIHNodWZmbGU%3D kzread.info/dash/bejne/X5Waxsafg5rff9Y.html&pp=ygUjbWlrZSBiYXJuZXMgZHJ1bXMgaGFsZiB0aW1lIHNodWZmbGU%3D And here's how to find videos on this channel: kzread.info/dash/bejne/naKms8yzitPahaQ.html&pp=ygUkbWlrZSBiYXJuZXMgZHJ1bXMgaG93IHRvIGZpbmQgdmlkZW9z

I'm late to your stuff but it's great 👍 The one that I need to work on is the "one drop" reggae beat. I am familiar with it but...I'd hate to drive a reggae band. I would say that if you know these 8 beats well...you'll never look silly behind the drums.

@MikeBarnesDrums

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Robert! Yeah that’s the idea. These are just the tip of the tip of the iceberg, but they’ll get you started! Thanks for watching :)

Hi, mike, how about the Jam or Paul Weller? He has always had good drumming in most of his songs. Another great bit of advice from you.

See! This is wha tI mean. The most practical lesson around. Chock full of foundational knowledge, which will only expand, without resorting to the flex show off intro, the bullshit here's it at 80 bpm, and now at 150bpm with ulrta fills, just good honest drumming. You GIVE A SHIT that I get better. You the man, Love from your aussie follower down under, cheers mate.!

@MikeBarnesDrums

Жыл бұрын

🙏🏻👊🏻

A great summary of the basics for a beginner like me Mike, really enjoyed that one. Would Sunday Bloody Sunday qualify as a double handed 16th note feel?

@MikeBarnesDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Alan, thanks for watching as always.Yeah, it's kind of a twist on the classic version of that groove, with a bit of military feel mixed in in the way that it's orchestrated between hi-hat and snare. So didn't add it to the list as I didn't really feel it was one you'd really "jam" along to unless you'd learned the part quite specifically. Great call though! :)

Hi Mike, can you please suggest how we can improve my tempo for playing the disco feel pattern? The challenging part for me is to play both the bass drum and closing hi hat... By the way you are the best drum teacher in KZread

@MikeBarnesDrums

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers! kzread.info/dash/bejne/c6F5uqh6ftTLYdY.html

What do you wrap the drum stick with? This video is great. Now I know what is called what i m working on the "16th Note Feel". Thank you so much

@MikeBarnesDrums

Жыл бұрын

Cheers! Stick wrapp:amzn.to/3K28T9w

I recognise the disco beat as the entire drum track of Blur's Girls and Boys

Great stuff Mike, very enjoyable, and well explained. Just curious, when you talk about the different grades of drumming, grade 3, etc., are you referring to Rockschool drum grades, or something else? Thanks!

@MikeBarnesDrums

3 жыл бұрын

Trinity and Rockschool. Usually have Trinity in mind when I say that but they’re in the same ballpark! Thanks for watching :)

@DaveDamageDrums

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeBarnesDrums Thanks!

Great vid, Matt! Could you perhaps do one where you breakdown the drumbeat in the song 'Santeria' by the band Sublime?

@MikeBarnesDrums

4 жыл бұрын

I'll add it to the list! Cheers for watching :)

J adore, :)

@MikeBarnesDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Merci d'avoir regardé :)

@fabienneadam7120

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikeBarnesDrums de rien, C est un plaisir :)

Straight into it, no messing, love it………..but you might wanna low cut filter your mic sir to eliminate plosives, popping and low end stuff 😎

love your way of making it super easy except I am a new left handed female drummer and I am thinking I should perhaps learn sheet music? also learn how learn my new Roland electric kit too haha

@MikeBarnesDrums

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Selena - yes I'm a big fan of learning to read sheet music. Cheers!

Suena muy bien esa bateria.....podias hacer un video enseñando que bateria usas y que modulo?

@MikeBarnesDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Gracias por ver. Ya lo hice, puedes verlo aquí: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eW2Bmpd_davYkpM.html

@karlchals1900

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikeBarnesDrums suena muy muy bien.gracias

Hi Mike! Great Tutorial Video👍🏻 I am a beginner on the drums. I have a question about number 6 (Disco) You play a fill on the snare between and at the end of the groove.Can you please tell me what hand phrase this is and the note? Thank you! Keep up the good work!

@MikeBarnesDrums

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Pelle, 1st one: "3e+ , 4 +a" played as RLR , R RL 2nd one: "(3) +a, 4 +a" played as RL, R RL (the three is played on the hi-hat)

@pellekoenkamp3635

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeBarnesDrums Cheers Mike, Thank you for your quick reply. I want to play it right away. A simple fill but with effect, great thanks. Have a good day. Cheers

Hallo Mike , i know you’ve talked about your electronic kit before but I can’t find the info … I’m looking to upgrade my kit currently have a Roland td 7 .Looking at various the new yamaha stuff looks great . But yours sounds fantastic, it’s mainly / mostly for home practicing. Thanks for any tips/ pointers .

@MikeBarnesDrums

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, details of my electronic kit: Drumtec Diabolo kick and toms, Roland snare and cymbals, Roland TD-11 Module Vids below... Kit: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eW2Bmpd_davYkpM.html Sounds: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d2p2mLRpd9Kporg.html How it’s recorded: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKhnyrxspLyfj6Q.html

@paulstix1

2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeBarnesDrums thanks very much Mike appreciate the info .

What would be the difference in sound of playing a kick as a whole now Vs a quaver?

@MikeBarnesDrums

3 жыл бұрын

Good question! Video about this coming up, stay tuned! 👊🏻

Hello Mike, do you have CDS? I would really like to buy some of them. Thank you

My kick work is still hideous, HELP!!! 😂 Great video many thanks.

@MikeBarnesDrums

Жыл бұрын

Whole playlist of kick drum stiff for you here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/h5yFr5WoeKvSfZc.html

@happyatticus2966

Жыл бұрын

@@MikeBarnesDrums Thank you brother, do you do online tuition? I'm in Kent, full disclosure I'm left handed... That makes life soooo uncomplicated. 😑

Hi Mike, great video! How about Equinox by Coltrane for the Jazz/Swing feel list - it's got a cool bass drum pattern along with the swinging ride too.

@MikeBarnesDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion Luke, added 👊🏻

I wish you'd do the Beatles she's loves you

@MikeBarnesDrums

2 жыл бұрын

Lots of Beatles vids here: kzread.info?search_query=mike+barnes+drums+beatles

Could you break down the fill at 13:33? 🔥

@MikeBarnesDrums

3 жыл бұрын

Hey man, there's no drum fill at 13:33!

#redbeard 💯

I know there’s already a fast 16th note song from the arctic monkeys but The View From The Afternoon is a good one that I personally found a bit easier than brianstorm Great video btw :)

@MikeBarnesDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers man, yes considered that one, just that it’s a bit more stop/start and has more changes, whereas Brianstorm is more consistent 16ths all the way through. Cheers!

Maybe add Bee Gees Stayin Alive and Queen Another Bites the Dust to straight 8s

@MikeBarnesDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Good stuff, cheers Will!

hi mike im bored quarantine is killing me

@stephaniepellow3275

2 жыл бұрын

Great vid! I'm working on wake me up, when September ends...if u could do the break down of that tune:)

No 9 The Texas Shuffle. See y’all.

@MikeBarnesDrums

4 жыл бұрын

That’s a variation on the shuffle, number 4! And yes love a Texas shuffle!

What in the world is that drum chair 🤣

@MikeBarnesDrums

Жыл бұрын

A cajon!

Sir i request for eldorado

I believe you forgot funk.