How To Play Reggae On The Drums - Drum Lesson (DRUMEO) 

#1: 1:48 #2: 3:15 #3: 4:33 #4: 5:56 #5: 7:04

My ears perked up when eh mentioned Copeland :D I came here to learn reggae coz I've been listening to Stewart Copeland alot and it's so apparent in his drumming with The Police.

So helpful Mike. I love the tab, and that you've numbered each groove. Could you do one on those snare/tom fills please ?

Really great hearing how consistent and solid you were playing behind the beat just a tad.

thank you for this channel, i've learned a lot.and improoved my skill of drumming..i am multiinstrumentist and i love playing drum.

Actually, it's called One Drop, because originally beat one is left empty. Like you dropped the One under the table.

love this video! so well presented. thank you!

Beat #5 played with a shuffle feel is the reggae feel I use the most. Love reggae drummers

Such a great lesson! He is a dedicated teacher

A lot of thanks for making and sharing your video!

Hello. Mike your lesson on Reggae has been very helpful. Actual seeing the sheet music for it was very interesting. Could you create another Reggae Lesson. Thanks.

What a beautiful drumset. Great lesson Mike!

I try to learn a variety of rhythms from different types of music and this video is very good Greetings from Guatemala : )

Really nice. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks so much for sharing this material and Have an Amazing New year 2018!!!!

I don't know if being dyslexic is a blessing in disguise whrn it comes to Reggae? In the 90's, it wasn't "cool" to listen to the Police, but I heard "Walking on the moon". I was flawed! The 1/4 note trips on the click, with 2 & 4 on the bass, along with a shuffle. Dam, I first thought it was an effect. I brought it to my drum teacher at the time, and he was super excited I picked it out from radio play. Soon after, I got police greatest hits, and it just came easy to me. About the time they had the reunion tour, I saw an ad for a drummer. BAM, got the gig, and had a blast. IDK if Copland would fit in, in Jamaica. He's one of my favorites, and with all his skill, ability etc, he is pretty high strung. I'm sure he'd be great, but wonder how his style would go with that "mellow feel" I'd love to see it, I'd also love to go to Jamaica too, head up to the trees, and jam with some legit islanders. Also, I wanna thak you! I've learned a ton from your vids. Thanks for putting em up!

drum and bass is the soul of reggae... really like your vid...

"one drop" refers to "dropping the one" entirely, not to "emphasis on the three." Adding a pulse on the one refers to "stepper." style.

finally some useful reaggae rhythem instruktion, thak you so much!!!

Great lesson. Very helpful.

Wow man this is such an awesome drum lesson I love it.😃👍

Alhamdulillah, ada kemanisan dc2 tuan. Mantiaeppp 👍

Thanks For The lessons Its really understandable God Bless

The late drummer from Bob Marley? The Wailers my friend. Also - check Horsemouth Wallace or Carlton Santa Davis, etc. etc.

Hello, could you tell me what software you use to write out the drum patterns. It would be appreciated. Thanks

Legend. Thank you!

Great lesson guys! Thanks a lot!

Yamaha PHX FTW!!! nice drums! :)

While Bob Marley may have been far and away the most popular reggae artist, he certainly wasn't the only one. So many of these videos make zero mention of Sly Dunbar, and Sly and Robbie played on virtually everyone else's records. They're still recording today.

awesome addition to freedrumlessons!!

Thanks, some good fairly easy beats here

great lesson, thanks!

That ride looks awesome!

Beautiful kit...

You guys are the best! I asked for a reggae lesson a few weeks back and you answered! Stoked on this lesson! Cheers

thank you ! it's very understandable!

gostei muito bom

finally some raggae grooves! nice ;D

Exercise 4 and 5, is that the rocker beat, great video love the 1 drop

You Know Karl, this gentleman is a very good teacher. The problem is that no proper Reggae drum books by recording Reggae drummers have been written. We get upset when 'others' try to teach it. Maybe we are to be blamed. Most of us do not read or write the music. Most of us who do read and write, do not understand enough to explain. Those who understand and know do not write. The rest kind of don't care. It doesn't bother me because I teach and many of my students end up on tours. During my early recording career I was told that it couldn't be written. I was told that if you learn to read it will cause you to lose your "feel'. I found out none of that was not true. I tell all my students that it took me 20 years to learn Reggae. This was not because I couldn't play 16th notes on HH and 2&4 Rim and BD, anybody can do that. That's the reason that it is thought of as being easy to play. There are small things that are difficult to understand unless you really want to understand it. I heard those small things and nobody was there to explain them to me. It took me 20 years. For my present students it doesn't have to take that long because God gave me the ability to explain well. By the way you need to call me.

Excelent....thank you !!!

#4 and #5 start getting into into the classic ska patterns.

The beats with accents on two and four is the same as the one drop just counted differently. Helpful lesson. Wish there was a little more variety.

Good Job!!

i love reggae. this is sweet!

I love finish on the Yamaha Phoenix!!!!!!!!!!

Lmao at 4:13 he says "beat off"

Reggae, nice! Would like some indie and post-rock genre stuff too if possible.

When practicing reggae with a metronome I'd say it's best to begin on the upbeat and use quarter instead of eighth notes. That way you actually get the 'skank guitar' feel from the metronome while learning to locate the the exact middle point between the beats. You get your timing down AND you develop a pocket. Two birds with one stone.

Beautiful drums! *-*

i like that you mentioned stewart copeland and you have his ride :)

Beautifuuuuulllllll Drums 😍

Badass kit.

rock drumming is just that, ROCK drumming. the drumming system has jazz, reggae, latin, hand drums and percussion.

Hey Mike i do like this video! Hope you rastafarian keep recording reggae vibe soonner than possible.

thx a lot :))))) from tunisia

Gracias

thanks, yeah it sounds great

You keep the bat on the bass drumhead, if you don't mind my question (I have very little experience) why is that ? Is it only for reggae or is it a personnal preference? Thank you.

Pretty beutiful kit

do all reggae snares have a rim like that?

UR THE BEST..thannnnnnx!!!

Amazing

Ive seen the one drop land on 3 but I have also seen 2 and 4

you dont need to respond but 2 things, 1 stuart copeland (not sure how to spell his name) was talking bout 1 drop and said he got it from lebanese music actually. but that the 1 drop is common to both. and 2 listen to "beds to big without you" by the police , theres tons of space on that song and stuart plays this great reggae type beat with a tagat the end of it. its so cool check er out and cheers 9not sure how to spell his name)

why do every one who is not from JAMAICA thinks that the reggae on the drums is played on the third beat of the bar, it is on the two and four for the one drop. If you count it in eight notes you will get it on the third beat but reggae is counted in quarter note so the kick and snare is falling On two and four.

The weird thing is that I´m a Punk-Drummer and although I love this drumming style! :)

Awesome

excellent merci beaucoup ( frenchman )

Good stuff.

Muy Bueno!!!

I want that kit!!!

This mans gots fine taste, that is an expensivvvvcr drumsettt

read error on the last beat, an eighth of 6:19 gave more in the end, was ♪ ♪ (ta ta) and finished ♪ ♪ ♪ (tatata) but very good video

Thank you

nice kit

thank you

whats the tempo set to on your metronome?

That golden PHX set! @__@

Soo help full

Finally can brush up on the reggae beats.

Keep up teaching please more reggae more Rastaman please..

Nice

Thanks

Wich ride is that?

Yes I!

u r sopose to oqen the hihat at the 13th beet on the one drop

7:51 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... Great lesson.

Eres chingon

Blue bell ride!

can you Upload the Sheet music? thx Guys.

I have to memorize this lesson

Yamaha PHX!

Ther was a good day to go to the gym and get my hair done and then I will be back to work and I will be home in

Apply cool running water to the area of the burn.

that rytmathist tho!

Wow…this is a start.

Nope! Its just a wood hoop by the looks of it! Nice warm tone and lovely for cross-sticking!

Metronomes crack me up.

i got the Rock drumming system but this is another course or what?