The famous 'Funky Drummer' beat: How to make it groove? [Finger drumming tutorial]

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This is a complete finger drumming lesson on how to play the famous Clyde Stubblefield 'Funky Drummer' breakbeat on a pad controller. I teach you the pattern and give some tips on how to improve your groove and tweak your drum sounds.
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@TheQuestforGroove 6 лет назад

Full disclosure: I don't play this beat 100% correctly. The open hihats are in different places... No idea how I could have been mistaken like that. So... maybe I'll do another tutorial someday to correct this. Please don't get into fights with other people quoting this video as proof for that you're correct. That said, the beat in this vid is still very nice and worth practicing and playing though!

@TheQuestforGroove 6 лет назад

Free courses on questforgroove.com and I also have a PATREON ★❤♫ www.patreon.com/thequestforgroove with awesome rewards!

@djchromatix4640 6 лет назад

Thanks for the retraction. I won't scold you for your error. Otherwise, great technique. Peace in harmony

@rjmiddya4785 5 лет назад

Is it prosible to play any kind of songs like Hindi ,English etc by this MPB218? Can I get your email Id to know more?

@TheQuestforGroove 5 лет назад

I think so, never played that style myself though!

@rjmiddya4785 5 лет назад

@@TheQuestforGroove may I get your mail Id ?

@siaseeds8950 4 года назад

dude! The whole hi hat with two finger thing changed the game for me right now as a noob finger drummer. THANK YOU!

@TheQuestforGroove 4 года назад

Hey my pleasure! Have fun :-)

@eli-shulga Год назад

1:11 - Chunk 1 1:26 - Chunk 2 1:42 - Chunk 3 1:58 - The whole thing For anyone watching this while practicing in a loop :) The whole channel is legendary. Keep getting back as progressing the skill level. Hope you do more of these. They are timeless and seems not really a lot of content on finger drumming online

@TheQuestforGroove Год назад

Hey Eli, thank you so much for your kind words! I'm currently working on my complete step by step finger drumming curriculum on my website questforgroove.com. I found that most people need a little more structure than just lessons on youtube, so I'm focusing the educational content on my website and put out more general tips and stories here on youtube. If you enjoy learning some more breakbeats just send me an email and we'll work something out. Keep on groovin!

@eli-shulga Год назад

@@TheQuestforGroove Looks packed with info! Ill get in touch on email :)

@XavierBergeron 6 лет назад

Just got my first drum machine yesterday, the MDP218 and this was the first thing I tried/learned. Thank you!

@TheQuestforGroove 6 лет назад

That's such a great compliment! I started about 4 years ago without any prior (finger)drumming experience. Stick with it and you'll become an awesome player. I promise!

@RCutOffakavEM 2 года назад

@@TheQuestforGroove btw, this is my first beat that I’ll learned too! Because it’s groovy and moving! Thank you for your content

@DANYALLAYNAD 4 года назад

You are an absolute beast on that thing. Iv had a Maschine since they first came out and have been waiting for tutorials like this but nothing came close. Thank you!

@TheQuestforGroove 4 года назад

Thanks! Over the past two years I think ice figured out how I can teach this to other people as well on a step by step basis so I'm working hard on making more and more courses that eventually should cover a broad range of styles. Comments like this one really motivate me, so thanks!

@FeralPyg 6 лет назад

I’ve been working on this pattern since you posted it. I’m getting there! Many thanks.

@TheQuestforGroove 6 лет назад

That's good to hear! Yeah stick with it until you feel like progress stagnates and then go practice something else. And then if you go back to this a few months from now you'll probably be able to play it even better!

@Tipifilis Год назад

Man that last part gave me a lot of trouble but I finally got it! Thanks a ton for this. So much fun I love it!!! Seems like when I forced myself into the original tempo I was able to feel the groove much better and thats when I finally got it.

@MrJerryHsu 6 лет назад

I sincerely think your videos should be at the top of the search results for the Ableton Push mainly because of the high quality content and visuals. Thank you for your efforts. Leo

@TheQuestforGroove 6 лет назад

Thanks Leo! I'll just keep pumping them out and who knows in the near future they will be where you say they should be!

@mrcrumb4302 6 лет назад

This cat's got skills! Very high quality tutorial, video, and even website. Thanks for handing these out for free and spreading the talent... It's a very cool thing to do. It must take up a lot of your time to make all this. I'm subscribing.

@TheQuestforGroove 6 лет назад

Thank you so much for the kind words. Making videos like these does take a lot of time but it's people like you and comments like this one that make it worth the effort! See you around :-)

@wolfgang4468 6 лет назад

Very engaged and helpful, thank you very much, Sir!

@Onion78 4 года назад

God bless you.. bro..been looking for this kind of tutorial for ages

@benjaminagostini8625 6 лет назад

thank you

@mrlebz1460 5 лет назад

Wow, now in going to practice. Thanks dude!

@TheQuestforGroove 5 лет назад

You're welcome man! Good luck!

@priyanjaligoel2378 3 года назад

This video is amazing! Thank you so much

@TheQuestforGroove 3 года назад

Hey you're welcome! Good luck!

@NICOLAS-oe6md 4 года назад

Thanks! Amazing tutorial :)

@FUNKLAZYCAT 4 года назад

great

@crazygooner3398 3 года назад

Wow! This is amazing! I’m about to upgrade my account to Patron on your website. Thanks for the quality tutorials!

@TheQuestforGroove 3 года назад

Thats great man! For the premium content on the website I actually switched from Patreon to a "normal" checkout that's integrated with the website. Hope that's not a problem and otherwise let me know!

@crazygooner3398 3 года назад

The Quest for Groove No problem at all! I was sold after the free Beginner Course, but this video sold me even more. Have you thought about selling courses separately (ex. $25/course)?

@TheQuestforGroove 3 года назад

I thought about it for sure! Implementing it will take some work though. Its super simple now because there's basically 1 thing to check for. Premium means access to everything and otherwise only the free stuff. That's sorta nice and clean. But I'll keep an eye on things and maybe introduce other options in the future. Not the near future though!

@crazygooner3398 3 года назад

The Quest for Groove No worries! I signed up today anyway. Your courses build on one another so it makes sense for people to get access to everything.

@stavsounds 4 года назад

Will you ever do another tutorial on this? Just signed up to your patreon. Thanks for your hard work and mad skills Rob!

@TheQuestforGroove 4 года назад

I have a course on the website with 6 other breakbeats to learn. That's a great way to work up to this one for sure! That said, I might do one in the future with the 100% correct pattern :-)

@hafiz2664 6 лет назад

What would really help with this video is if there were text displayed on what were the buttons corresponding to the drum sound played each for every beat. I think this helps with people with their own pad layouts. Like: Pattern1. A (kick) + B (hi-hat) >> C (hi hat) >> A (kick) + B (hi-hat) >> C (hi hat) >> A (kick) + B (hi-hat) >> C (hi hat) >> B (hi-hat)

@TheQuestforGroove 6 лет назад

Ah yeah I thought this was about the amen break but I now see it's the funky drummer :-) Yeah I should do this! I started writing out the patterns in sounds in the new videos I make (like amen brother questforgroove.com/amen-break-pad-diagrams/ ), but I can go in and update the old ones like this one.

@SlopeCreations 5 лет назад

Good stuff, dank je wel

@rmsamonte 5 лет назад

Great tutorial! New follower here. Love the way you explain things and looking forward to learning off your videos. Thanks for the great work!

@TheQuestforGroove 5 лет назад

Thanks! There's a lot more to come. I'm currently moving to another house and (possibly) another job so I'm taking it easy with the videos but theres nothing I'm looking forward to more than creating more content for this channel again in a few weeks.

@smokeydabearbeats314 4 года назад

Great👍🥁

@darranhanlon8709 4 года назад

Another great vid honestly, I guess what lead to your channel,was the fact I was looking to an alternative to my drum kit At very small and intimate gigs,, but I really wanted something I could trigger a kick drum with my foot.. As I don't think I could develop that level of technic with my fingers in a short time span. I actually have a mk 1 maschine,, back when I thought I was going to sequence stuff, but later discovered that , that wasn't for me,, I was going to buy something else for the job, but now I take it out of the closet and dust it off!! But I have an older version of maschine on my old Uni body Mac ,, which also has had very little use in years. Just wondering how it would go? Yes making it sound natural is the challenge,, Have ever tried jamming with another guitarist and bass player,, like actually doing a full gig ? You should if you have not,, it would work seriously 👍👍

@TheQuestforGroove 4 года назад

I did jam a little and yes, that's a lot of fun actually. I'm going to Atlanta over christmas and theres a company that makes these "zendrum" controllers. Not cheap but those things might actually be a replacement for a real drum kit when jamming and gigging. Apparently they're standalone when combined with a special stompbox that has some drum kits inside. Very curious about that. I've seen some folks on the internet being very happy with them.

@anthonyestrada5769 5 лет назад

Y'all have to train your coordination. Some may assume pads are easier but when it comes to a complex drum pattern like this, it's all about perfection. Like he said, you got to really feel it. The heart beat will guide y'all

@TheQuestforGroove 5 лет назад

Thanks Anthony. I actually talk about heartbeat in my course about groove and timing on questforgroove.com Its essential for a good groove Breathing heartbeat, all of that.

@Rogierhemmes 5 лет назад

Nice! Would be cool if at the start of the video you'd play the samples one by one so I people (like me) can record it, chop it up, load it in their own MPC/MACHINE/ETC and play along with the tutorial. Keep up the good work!

@TheQuestforGroove 5 лет назад

Thanks! This is a little more complex because they're not single shot samples, they're velocity based. So there are different samples for different velocities and then there are also multiple samples per velocity. This makes the whole thing sound 'realistic'.

@Rogierhemmes 5 лет назад

@@TheQuestforGroove I know.. but it would give me a head start. I'd use it pure for practice, not for production. Anyway, tnx for the tutorial!

@TheQuestforGroove 5 лет назад

I'll look into it! Sometimes it's not allowed to share or sell individual samples. I'll check Addictive Drums terms and conditions and when it's allowed I'll keep it in mind for future videos!

@specker4927 6 лет назад

Hi! I’m very appreciated to see ‘soulful’ finger drummer in RU-vid. What I want to ask you is that, can you also play half time shuffle in rosanna, toto? I’m looking forward to see more lessons soon;)

@TheQuestforGroove 6 лет назад

I can actually! I'm working on a course about the Moeller technique which is something you need to be able to do if you want to play a half time shuffle Jeff Porcaro style. So once that's out I can do a video about rosanna :-)

@callmedeno 6 лет назад

hey man, very slick videos! I'm wondering can you point me in the right direction to learning how to change the layout of sounds on the pads for maschine? Can you change the pad position of sounds even in kits on the mk3? thanks

@TheQuestforGroove 6 лет назад

The pads are empty initially. You can assign any sound to any pad and you can even create multiple banks where you switch from one pad layout to another by pressing 1 button. What I do using addictive drums 2 and the maschine mk3 In midi mode is go to midi map settinnings in addictive drums, find the sound I need, click on "learn' next to that sound and then I hit the pad on the maschine that I want to triggerr that sound. That works instantly. Just do that with 16 sounds and you're done. I explain all this in the beginner course on questforgroove.com Thanks for your enthusiasm and good luck!

@apotheoz9196 6 лет назад

Awesome style! Actually practicing it on my akai mpc live ^^ Do you recommend to use the "full level" button or to learn it with velocity? Does it change something to the groove itself? Thank you so much, you make great videos, I suscribed ^^

@TheQuestforGroove 6 лет назад

Thnx! I always play with velocity. It's a big part of what makes things sound as if a real drummer is playing and I love the sound of those types of grooves. It does depend on your software kit as well because the samples in the kit have to be velocity layered for it to really work. You could use full level sometimes to work on to your timing though. If you hear every hit at the same loudness you can try and get everything super tight before switching on the velocity again. Might be a good exersize :-)

@apotheoz9196 6 лет назад

The Quest for Groove Thanks for the super complete answer! I finally learned the full beat this afternoon (around 4 hours), I just have to practice more the timing now ^^

@TheQuestforGroove 6 лет назад

Congrats, it's not an easy pattern to learn! Yeah, as I mention in the video: what you see me play is take 15 or something. It's hard to make it groove!

@sebastianospina131 5 лет назад

Hey man, I love your videos. It’s so great what I’ve learned! I’m using Ableton and I just use the drums it came with. Could you suggest me any cool and groovie drum rack and where can I download it? Thanks and salut from Colombia 🤘🏼

@TheQuestforGroove 5 лет назад

My absolute favorite is Addictive Drums 2. Great software, I use it for everything. My golden tip would be: wait until black Friday (end of this month) and they will surely do a 50% discount thing so you can get the software plus 3 drum kits for like $75. :-)

@poltad 4 года назад

Do you post Addictive template files? Would be great to see your velocity curves for various controllers and styles.

@TheQuestforGroove 4 года назад

I make presets but they don't include setups for different controllers, just the drum kits and a nice mix of the sounds. Controllers can vary a bit even amongst themselves so I think tweaking to match your controller and playing style should always be a personal thing.

@javierf55 4 года назад

Do you have some videos for making Blues beats?

@TheQuestforGroove 4 года назад

I have this lesson about a shuffle beat! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ey1Q13F4vjs.html

@mgwiya1 3 года назад

I think your snare pattern on 3e and 4e is wrong. I checked on original break and moskvin tutorial also, the right one is 3e and 4e is kick and hit hat. Just my thought, any corrections plz. BTW i love your tutorial.

@TheQuestforGroove 3 года назад

You're right, I learned this break a long time ago and remembered it wrong! I did put this in a pinned comment when I found out :-)

@mgwiya1 3 года назад

@@TheQuestforGroove thanks for reply. I got a little confused when i watch this vd and i didn't exactly know I'm wrong or right. Stay groove bro. Your channel give me a lot of knowledge.

@99rpm Год назад

Hey Robert, can it be that the Ludwig Vintage 14x5” snare you’re using is not available anymore in AD2? It’s tighter than the current piccolo snares. Or did you turn up the pitch? EDIT: I see it’s in the Black Oyster ADPack

@TheQuestforGroove Год назад

Yes there it is! Black Oyster is such a nice, tight kit. All the kit pieces sound very clear.

@Eudawg101 6 лет назад

I love what your bring to the table. What kit are you using in Additive drums

@TheQuestforGroove 6 лет назад

For breakbeats Fairfax one and then the "too old for school" preset works very nicely. I also like Black oyster a lot!

@freedom9509 Год назад

Hi is there a video or link where you explain the settings of addictive drums for the drum kit? Thank you."

@TheQuestforGroove Год назад

Check out my free beginner course. Explanations and setup instructions inside! questforgroove.com/course/beginnercourse/

@thecyclopsguy4106 3 года назад

Damn sick! Which plugin/samples are you using?

@TheQuestforGroove 3 года назад

This is Addictive Drums 2, Fairfax 1 kit, "Too old for school" preset with some adjustments.

@thecyclopsguy4106 3 года назад

@@TheQuestforGroove Dope thx! I've considered buying ad for some time now and you might have just sold it to me :)

@phonofish 6 лет назад

Hi the open hihat is not on the and... its on the ah of two and the e of four ... thats not the funky drummer here! But nice tutorial thanks

@TheQuestforGroove 6 лет назад

Yes, I must admit you're right! I have no idea why I didn't check that more thoroughly... maybe a good excuse to do it again and do it right some day.

@madsure. 2 года назад

💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

@theincredibleillmo9385 5 лет назад

@The Quest for Groove, I am thinking about to buy a new Maschine mK3 and I would like to take your lessons, but I do not if you have them in Udemy or any other platform. Regards. By the way, you are awesome.

@TheQuestforGroove 5 лет назад

Hey! My beginner lessons are completely free over on questforgroove.com Premium courses are available too. If you become a patron on patreon.com/thequestforgroove for $10 a month you will get instant access. But if you're just starting the free courses will be enough for quite some time!

@SweetScaleTV 5 лет назад

Thanks for sharing! what DAW are you using? just curious

@TheQuestforGroove 5 лет назад

I use Cubase. Just because I've always used it and I know where all the buttons are :-)

@SweetScaleTV 5 лет назад

@@TheQuestforGroove that's cool I'm gonna be adding finger drumming to my work flow with ableton... which is an amazing DAW for live performances.. I'll keep you posted but your setup will really help. Much appreciated

@tajik.yassin5203 5 лет назад

Greetings Hopefully you will respond to my question. I’m a drummer by trade but I want to program superior drummer 3 and mix electric drums to my MK3 to create some different sounds. I notice you use addictive drummer any reason why and lastly the videos are🔥🔥🔥 my bro.

@TheQuestforGroove 5 лет назад

Hey! I like Addictive drums a lot because its fast and easy and I can very quickly get the sounds I need out of it. Superior drummer will be great as well. I should do a comparison soon :-)

@poserp 5 лет назад

How Clyde plays it (2nd half, after he does "Cold Sweat"): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_55a_Sje0lY.html

@poserp 5 лет назад

The thing that makes this hard for finger drumming is Clyde doesn't play straight 16ths, as heard on the record. That part IMO is overdubbed on the recording and the drums he's playing match more with what he demonstrates here.

@poserp 5 лет назад

Also, it might help to put down a hi-hat pattern first the way he does it -- the hi-hat sets up all the syncopation and bits where he deviates from playing it "straight". Then, from there, figure out how to get the snare and kick. He does ghost notes or drags, but IMO most people who try to play it over-emphasize them. I'm learning this on a kit, as opposed to finger drumming, but in theory they involve mostly the same timing and feel.

@TheQuestforGroove 5 лет назад

Thanks for all these tips! Yeah the straight but slightly swung feel is something I'm hoping to fully develop in the next few years. It can be done, for sure, but to do it effortlessly... damn. Itll take a lot of work for me is what I know.

@poserp 5 лет назад

@@TheQuestforGroove Same goes for me, I too want to get it "right" and I feel like it's not taught right. So, we lucky souls get to figure out how to get there and work on it...

@leotschi9866 4 года назад

from which website do you have your drum samples or what are you using? nice video I leraned a lot

@TheQuestforGroove 4 года назад

This is Addictive Drums 2 (Fairfax 1 and Black Oyster kits). Its a nice drum plugin that has a 50% discount every couple of months. Just subscribe to their email list and pounce when they run one of their discounts and you got amazing drum sounds for like $100

@KudosCultureCartel 4 года назад

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@ronet3 4 года назад

Awesome. I would like to try and learn this. Where can I find the drum kit you are using?

@TheQuestforGroove 4 года назад

I'm not sure which one it is, but it is either the Black Oyster Kit form Addictive Drums 2 or the Fairfax 1 Kit from addictie drums 2. With their custom starter pack you can pick 3 kits, so I suggest you get both and maybe the funk kit? Thats a great rig.

@ronet3 4 года назад

Thank you sir and thank you for a speedy response. Instant follow. I’m new to finger drumming so I might have a couple more questions. 🙏🏿

@TheQuestforGroove 4 года назад

@@ronet3 Anytime!

@garynicolson9341 Год назад

Is this addictive drums? What preset is it? I think I’m gonna take the plunge and buy it

@TheQuestforGroove Год назад

Yes! Fairfax 1, and then the "Too old for school" preset with the noise turned down.

@Jazzmarcel 5 лет назад

Awesome!........my question is, if I embark on this learning this, will this transfer to playing a real set too?

@TheQuestforGroove 5 лет назад

You mean a real drumkit? Not really because you dont use your feet at all. On a real kit you would do that hihat close with your foot as well as kick drum hits.

@cincoboy3964 4 года назад

as far as music theory and knowing rhythm, yeah it will help a lot. as for playing a drum set with your hands and feet, no not at all.

@TheQuestforGroove 4 года назад

Yup. I cannot play real drums at all. No foot control and also holding a stick feels very weird :-)

@benito8003 6 лет назад

Hello. What addictive drum pack are you using in this video? Thanks.

@TheQuestforGroove 6 лет назад

This is all Addictive drums 2. I mixed this preset myself using a couple of kits. I think it’s a combination of the black oyster, funk and fairfax 1 kits. But what I know now is that the Fairfax 1 kit has a preset called “too old for school”that gives you the breakbeat vibes right away!

@molech7640 6 лет назад

the sample called funky drumer? tryng do this

@TheQuestforGroove 6 лет назад

Try the “too old for school” preset from the addictive drums 2, fairfax 1 kit!

@Vegantweedy 4 года назад

What software are you using with the native machine

@TheQuestforGroove 4 года назад

This is Addictive Drums 2 (on sale right now) with the Fairfax One kit. It has a preset called "Too old for school" which I tweaked into this sound.

@Vegantweedy 4 года назад

The Quest for Groove where can I purchase it

@TheQuestforGroove 4 года назад

@@Vegantweedy www.xlnaudio.com/products/addictive_drums_2/starter_offers/addictive_drums_2_custom

@daniloalves1139 2 года назад

you look like my philosophy, kung-fu and history teacher all at once

@TheQuestforGroove 2 года назад

haha, those would be pretty cool skills all combined.

@matiascova 6 лет назад

just wow, its really hard to get your flow. There a lot of finger drumming gymnasts out there but they dont groove as much, congratulations.

@TheQuestforGroove 6 лет назад

I'm working on a technique course and a groove/timing course at the moment so in a few months everyone will be able to learn all my tricks!

@RoastLambShanks 4 года назад

how about first you state what samples are on each pad

@TheQuestforGroove 4 года назад

I always use the same layout (almost always). Explained in this article with video >> questforgroove.com/basic-finger-drumming-technique-pad-layout/ Samples are Addictive Drums 2, Fairfax 1, "Too old for school" preset with some tweaks. It's not 1 sample per pad but multiple samples that randomize and also respond to velocity, so quite a lot of samples per pad to make it sound "real".

@inez6930 6 лет назад

Hey man, I've been watching your videos for a while and I'm convinced to buy a Maschine... does it matter if I get a Mikro or an MK2 for these tutorials??

@TheQuestforGroove 6 лет назад

You'll be fine with a mikro or mk2 as long as they're in good condition! Full disclosure: I only played akai and now mk3, but I heard a lot of people mention the mikro-mk2 and the classic mk2 as solid options. Good luck!

@inez6930 6 лет назад

Thank you for responding, keep inspiring!

@TheQuestforGroove 6 лет назад

Will do!

@henrikandersen4777 4 года назад

you know you can combine more drum onto one pad right, just to play this more easy

@user-ki5uk7oy5u 3 года назад

What is the fack name sir?

@lucianolucidi8624 5 лет назад

Rip drums.

@TheQuestforGroove 5 лет назад

RIP recording a real drum kit in your small home studio. ;-)

@anthonyestrada5769 5 лет назад

Duuuude... quit showing off

@TheQuestforGroove 5 лет назад

Haha, I actually play the wrong pattern. I found that out a couple of months later because someone commented :-)

@anthonyestrada5769 5 лет назад

@@TheQuestforGroove aye man ....its no drumset

@Alpha_7227 3 года назад

Please no disrespect here but this is why music has no soul any more.

@TheQuestforGroove 3 года назад

Hey, no offense taken don't worry. I think that this way of playing a pad controller actually puts the human feel back into the music. Nowadays most grooves are looped or quantized perfectly to a grid and by playing yourself you will add the small deviations a human makes back in to the groove. I think a lot of songs nowadays have no soul and I think playing like this in your home studio will give it some more soul so you'll end up somewhere in between no soul and a lot of soul if you catch my drift. Obviously the best thing for soul would be to have a band like Vulfpeck. Awesome musicians that play together at the same time. It is very hard to form a band like that and keep it together though, so yeah... sometimes an in-between solution is better than no solution.