Reggae Drum Lesson - One Drop (with cool hi hat pattern) 

RU-vid is filled with drum "lessons" and supposed "reggae" beats. You honestly have a proper understanding of the genre and a feel for the rhythm. The video is very impressive--and a great lesson too. props.

i'm not a drummer, but i've been playing guitar and listening o reggae for decades, and i knew right away, this kid know his isht. this is dope. and i'm sending it to my drummer brother.

I played bass with the itals, members of the wailers and culture, and this guy is the real deal.. This is a great lesson.

Well shown, well explained....especially about the hi-hat. Love to see people doing stuff as you do for the public. Tutoring.

Thank you for teaching the secrets ❤️ that hi hat pattern is something alotta people don’t know

A while ago I heard this beat in a bob marley song and I just had to learn how to play it. I watched a few other lessons trying to learn it but I just couldn't do play it right. After watching the first two minutes of your video I can play it perfectly. This is an awesome lesson. Thank you!

Thanks so much. You are a wonderful teacher. As an older student I really liked your patient manner. One love!

I love reggae and i also play in a reggae group your drumming is perfect it follows the reggae spirit perfectly good work dude

30 seconds into watching this i knew dis legit. u have a great understanding and feel for reggae my friend. keep jammin!

I love the polyrhymthic patterns with the hi hat! Really shows the influences of Dub in the 70s and 80s! I'm so thankful I did my coursework right! :D

hey bro excellent step by step explanation good shit .especially for us not so experienced drummers keep it up

nice, sunny highlights in your hi-hat ! natural mystic ;)

Very good video. Thank you for simplifying it. One of the best amongst the ones I have watched. Thanks mate.

ok bro i understand what u r saying. i have scored reggae beats with 32nd notes and its not a problem but for some ppl it might be confusing at first expecially if u r not reader. but keep doin your thing bro and i said many times u have a nice groove. i am a drum teacher from jamaica. bless

Wow buddy well done uv'e got it down,very good lesson!!!!

This is an awesome lesson! You are a great teacher and great drummer.

Many Thanks for this lesson! I'm bass player, but I'm more and more interested into drums, in particular reggae grooves, and I never figured out how to play this special groove I heard in Exodus from Bob... Great lesson, keep on groovin'!

sounds great. the accents are executed well enough to add a lot of flavor to the hi hats texture. I love your fills-they have a lot of energy for a reggae tune-which I think is something to aim for because I get bored with a lot of reggae drumming. Anyway, Im no drummer but the video was cool and educational maybe to drummers who want to spice up their reggae drumming.

thanks your video is awesome :) i just started wanting to drum reggae

great vid, I like the way you show it while couting, very easy to memorize like this

Thanks for that very clear demonstration of the one drop feel

Excellent lesson TBM! Well explained and easy to follow. Nice job and great groove!

Give thanks fi di sharing, yeah mi a very beginner drummer (28years of piano player tho), your kind teaching is great!

Cool. Well done. Clear, concise and most importantly..you worked up the riff slowly.

Thanks a lot man!! this really helped me...I'm recording a few reggae tunes right now...done the bass and guitars...my mate the vocals...and now I'm gonna lay down some drums! With love...

cheers bro, nicely broken down lesson, keep the vids coming.

Thanks for the video! I definately prefer the roots reggae version with the rimshots. I just think rimshots sounds so good in reggae music!

Thank you so much for explaining this awesome groove so smoothly! I was struggling to write a reggae groove for a section of the song in my math band! Not anymore! :D

awesome, im gonna try this beat out. i really like the hip hop mix thing at the end, sounds like something from a sublime song

Its all at the whistl!!! excelentee

Great ! You've got it! My favorit riddim ! Easy to play!!!

Cool groove, gonna steal this from you.. I like the shuffly double strokes on the hihat, cus the second hit off the double is accented like on a proper double stroke roll.. peace!

Thanks, that was really clear and straight to the point - now to practise!!

Very good. Nicely broken down.

This is wicked how I would do anything to hear that one drop sound in that tempo again my reggae style

Cheers for putting that up bro, really nice groove.

Thanks it is an EXCELENT LESSON, you are a GREAT TEACHER alot of Thanks to you, keep goin

Nice video, I will be learning this, thanks

Thanks! You made me take another step further in my development!

I could start nagging about you counting it double tempo (skank is on every eighth note, instead of on the 2 and 4; listen to Bob Marley's Waiting in Vain, and hear the drummer counting off) but it's all a matter of interpretation and feeling, and you're doing a really nice job at it. Great work on the recording/micing as well! Cheers!

Great lesson! Pls make more video's

Hi hat pattern sounds like the one from Mikey Dread resignation Dub. Good Lesson!

Great style, and breakdown on the count. Sounds very authentic. Ive heard this hat pattern referred to as the "Binghi". Great video. Thanks.

that snare sounds sweeet.

Request @ uploader, perhaps a video on how to be that quick with your hi-hat? Difficult for us newbies who only played slow bossa nova thingies D:

dude been looking for this lesson for years!

great job man

I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS VIDEO. NICE AND EASY!

ahhhhhhh, thanks bro.........im still trying to figure out this whole recording stuff but in Jesus name i'll get there. I actually sing and play a lil on the the instruments but im trying to get better so i can do what you do.... play it all and record on it. By the way I love the Vibe and messages in yall newest album..... cheer bro, love the work on it and the drums.....beautiful. stay blessed bro!!

pure skill:)

Good stuff! Thanks for posting this! One Love

YOU ARE TOO GOOD!

thanks for the video you really explain it very well and easy!!

Great video man

Great lesson thank's very....

Nice man!

great lesson. i wish you had more!

You have amazing feel.

We play drums and compose by ear and feel --how we feel the music , our swagger , our experience , our culture

Very cool man, thanks for this!

Really solid work man!

Yeah, next week I'm playing drums for Tanya Stephens!

sick

Cheers bro, its very helpful

Very good I liked your explanation of the Pattern Do you play with anyone?

Thanks bro! Very nice!

#Dope tutoring dude.

very gooooood

thank you so much for this

Thanks dude! sweet

thank you!!! glad i could help

Good shit!

When you are ding the acents on the high hat, are you using the shank for the accents and tip for the normal strokes ? or it is just a case of using more pressure for the accented notes ?

you should collaborate with Scott Woodruff (STICK FIGURE) that would be sick! :)

great tutorial, mate

wow i had like 1 year tryin to do this rythm and i never thought it was simple as this!!! :D exclnt lesson hard to find here on Utube!!! Whi dont u explain us the Stepper rythm?? :)

On the 3? Oh it's dubstep then! LOL. I need to work on my reggae high hat skills.

Thank you! Was this before you formed 21 pilots? ✌I've been having a blast with Exodus. My fills need work.

Tight!

Nice one!

its nice vid men. helps a lot. hey can i ask what kind of snare did you use and your hi-hat also? it sounds good. pls reply.

I hear you!

Thank you very much, The Hi hat pattern is really cool. Should I play kick drum on every beat?

I like what you do. subscribed. got any specific tips for getting the speed up for the high hats for this groove? do you use your pinky at all? it's making my shoulder and arm tired and can only hold the full speed for like 20 seconds so far.

Awesome! What made that last part "new school" though? Just that u hit the snare instead of side stick?

Wicked I'm feelin this have u got it any where sequence

I'm a beginner drummer and even I know the definition of a "one drop" is that both bass and snare drum fall on the 3. Not the e, not the and, not the ah, on 3. Definitely not on the 2 and 4 as you say. It's the most classic roots reggae beat. It might help you to actually listen to this type of music and counting before commenting.

Hey mate, awesome lesson! Really impressive! Can you please send me some reggae beats in a loop so I can practise at home? That would be awesome :) Cheers!

Glad I could help

Thanks for the tutorial! Could you kindly tell me which Splash and HH u are using?

I fell in love with you,omg.

this is great, and correct me if I'm wrong but it seems like you describe the hi-hat pattern's accents as "on the 'e' of 1, 2, 3, and then 'and' of 4," when it is actually the 'e' of 1 and 2 and the 'and' of 3 and 4?

Damn that's nice ! But i still do not understand that way to count, to me the snare was on 4th beats (and kick on the 2 for a rockers) Am i crazy or is there two way to count reggae rythm?

I use Logic Pro and an Axiom 49 Midi Controller mostly!

Thnks bro

nightshift bob too

nice

@SubliminalxGh0st I love it! Maple X7 Series, very good buy.

Dope dude. how do you like that PDP kit?

thanks man