The Secret to Swing on the Ride Cymbal (Greg Hutchinson) 

Honestly...that was the greatest "human" lesson I've ever seen via my phone. It felt like I was in the room with Greg. Thank you so much for this

I walked a lot of dogs today

I picked up a trick from the great Billy Cobham the five stroke roll is "walk the dog" as far as the right hand is concerned (left) if your a lefty, the five stroke is a very handy tool around the kit many thanks Greg

This guy splains it in great detail for beginners

Listen to that ride cymbal on Henry Mancini's Pink Panther theme. That's a great lesson in how to swing!

Great lesson man thank you

I like this guy.

Which part of the beat does the "walk" represent is it the quarter note? As in 1 the dog 2 the dog 3 the dog 4 the dog?

Cool!

Great👍

Am I the only one who sees the right stick bending in that from behind view? lol

My little dog put this on by mistake, think he's trying to tell me something.

now make it swing.... like a jersey cow

Maybe a mountain of steak blurt out.

Not even close. When he plays the rhythm slowly, he plays broken triplets. When he plays it quicker, he plays it right: quarter, dotted eighth, sixteenth. Listen to any real swing drummer, and he/she is doing that.

I like how he says one too you know what to do

Fantastic lessons! I "walked the dog" and now I have to pick up the........ 👍👍

"Walk The Dog" I just learned, is a upgrade for me from "Spang A Lang." Thanks and Blessings Greg!

If you listen to the album "Live at the Loa" by Ray Brown Trio, you'll hear someone shouting "walk that dog!!!" to Jeff Hamilton throughout the album. Wonder if that was Ray Brown or Gene Harris shouting that?

What if I have a cat?

I really appreciated all the different camera angles. Very informative. That one of Greg's arm from the side surprised me with how still his arm actually was; so controlled while so relaxed.

I love jazz. Play piano and alto sax but love the technical lessons of other instruments. You get a holistic feel.

I got so into this that I forgot to literally walk my dog...

Ahhhh...those Paiste Masters look beautiful

Great lesson! It lays out the swing pattern musically, and emotively. Walk the dog not only captures the pattern, it captures the mindset when playing the pattern in a welcoming manner. Bravo, Greg!

What drumsticks was he using? I know they’re Vic Firth.

Marvelous drummer and teacher!

i aint got a dog ..i.ll walk the cat

Learning it as a Para Diddle Diddle triplet helped articulate it for me. RLR RLL. Right hand on the ride. Left hand ghosts on the snare. Para Diddle Diddle. R (L) RR (LL). Walk (ra)the Dog (diddle) RLR RLL

Spang-A-Lang and Walk the Dog are brothers

Outstanding lesson. Simple and informative. Thank you.

Beautiful!! Hutch gave a perfectly simple explanation of conceptually playing the ride cymbal. . It's all attitude, feel, spacing, and most of all, SWING!! 🙏🏾🎶

esos platos tienen mas brillo que mi futuro

Greg Hutchinson is anOutstanding instructor

Immediately connecting with the walk the dog phrase. I was never really taught this phonetically, it was always the specific rhythm of the thing, or listening to examples. At most, maybe we heard a "tang, tanga tang" Very interesting stuff!!!!!

Okay, just before this video from Greg I watched a video from Peter Erskine, exactly on the same topic. And there Peter emphasises that he does not play the jazz ride pattern as "a three-note grouping". So, forget 'walk-the-dog', forget 'spang-a-lane'. And here we have Greg, teaching just that. I am convinced by Peter on this one. The walk-the-dog doesn't actually teach us the rythmic structure of a swung eighth note bar. The actual bar is: 'walk, walk-the-dog, walk-the', which in proper counting corresponds to, 1, 2, and3, 4, and. The off-beat notes (last notes of the triplet) of 1 and 3 are silent, but they can be played. Walk-the-dog doesn't give that rythmic awareness of what you actually playing. Greg in demonstrating the technique actually starts from 2, leaving the note 1 out, so he plays 2 and3, 4 and1. And that's exactly the problem with walk-the-dog. Peter advises to start with even quarter notes and then add the off-beats as pick-up notes leading to the next quarter note. Start even but you can acent 2 and 4, or the offbeat notes, Elvin Jones style. So, forget walk-the-dog. I am suprised why Greg teaches that, being a fantastic drummer.

What a beautiful ride cymbal

Great lesson, the explanations and the vibes are so cool and easy. I have one question , from Walk the dog, you may think that Walk is the first note of the bar, yet when you play it, with notes, it seems that Dog is the first note of the bar!

This lesson kicks ass but damn, your ride is the stuff of dreams. Thank you and have an awesome day, man.

I have a cat.

Tony Williams wings his elbows sometimes... I don't think its a hard rule...

ıs ıt the example Crusaders- Soul Shadows song... can you play ıt for us.

I think the most important lesson of this that is not explained is that THE/DOG is a double that he is playing as a down wrist stroke followed by an up finger stroke. (learn this from double stroke rolls)

I was always taught it's WTF....I'm being polite. :)

I keep the stick in the fulcrum but don’t point my thumb, I make lose circle also most of my stick control is on the fulcrum I like to keep the rest of the fingers lose as well, as well will use some finger technique with jazz probably wouldn’t use any finger techniques on the ride cymbal also play jazz ride at 180 bpms is harder then playing metal blast beat

Dog is 2 and 4. Heavier on 2 and 4. So starting on one it's more like Dog walk the dog walk the dog etc. It seem everyone says walk the dog and it makes it sound like beat one is Walk. Starting the phrase on 1, but the phrase starts on 2.

Great drummer. That ride cymbal has soooooo much wash, that I find it unbearable to listen to..... sorry

Wonderful. Thank you

Can anyone describe what kind of video and audio set up would be used to make a video like this? Like specific gear? I want to use it to take zoom lessons with the best audiovisual options. Thanks!

I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS. ALSO DON'T CARE IF IT'S POLITICALLY CORRECT OR NOT. THE JAZZ RIDE CYMBAL PATTERN DOES NOT SOUND LIKE " WALK THE DOG " THAT'S NON MUSICAL AND ASININE.

Great lesson. I find myself retaining several of the concepts weeks later, sitting at the kit!

Great lesson! Thank you very much!🙏

Walk the dog when I try it super fast it becomes what the f***

I have a camel, not a dog, so what to do? Must I buy a dog, or can I say Walk-the-cam? 🤔

I have to put on the headphones to watch this because my dog always perks up and brings me his leash.

Probably the best lesson I found about this. So simple and clear, thank you so much Greg and everyone involved with the channel.

Me looking at my drumkit in the corner Oh I forgot to walk the dog this morning!

common? how bout Ray Brown Betty Carter Joe Henderson.

Listening to your video took me back to my teens. Specifically playing one of the first song I learned, “I Hear A Symphony” by the Supremes … that song walks the dog all day long! Lol Thanks for the memory! 😎👍🏻

Vibe was soo good, I almost heard a ghost bass there in the background

This was so helpful and so educational. I feel like I can communicate everything he said to my students and improve their overall playing but most importantly, their feel. Thank you!

hmm. for me it was always ' fuck the pig' . I guess we all have our own

What type and weight is your main ride? Great vid!

I wanted see how he feathered the bass drum. How he changed the feathered notes to an accent note.

Sooo much easier the spang-a-lang, thank you!🙏🏻

What's that gizmo you are wearing?

Thats why i like jazz, i can ride all day long

Thank you!

Great vid! Thank you.

I can't unhear it lol

maybe the best explanation I've heard, and I've heard a bunch!

Yeah and the doggy,s name is spangalang!!!

If you don't know how to do it Greg will show you how to walk the dog!

Wait, isn't the transcription (sheet) wrong? Right at the beginning you're playing triplets (swing) on the ride and it shows simple quarter and eighth notes in 4/4.

Lol. Walk the dog. Wassup 😅

Clickbait title, this is just a basic lesson.

Hug the cat also works.

Walk the dog, or walk fa dog lol

Are those Saake drums..?

What kind of drums are those

Swingin like Max, dude!

nice man!...good teacher..

This is great, thank you Greg Hutchinson and Open Studio!

or as we say in CUBA JAZZ!

I never heard that term before

das ride klingt fürchterlich

This ride sounds amaizing

Love that 22 paiste masters

Instead of saying ( walk the dog ) for the jazz ride pattern, I say, as I play, ( swing, got, ta, swing ) That way I'm always in swing mode.👈😎🎶🇺🇲

Thank you for the lesson! From a beginner drummer here!

okay now i gotta walk my dog

Very nice! I need to find a bass instructor like Greg.

In spanish plisss

Vic's really letting some bent ones get through( jk:) The playing, drums and cymbals are like a velvet river and Paiste sure has hit it out of the park with that Masters ride, smooth as butter.

Greg what is the slash on the Ride at the 15 second mark ? Is it part of the accent just before ? The same hit ? Somehow it rings out like a crash. I have a Nitro Mesh, not too many option (edge, bow, bell). Love your lesson and the notation is SO helpful ! Thank You !

This guy makes a student excited about learning.....he's a natural.

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ありがとう😺

Eureka!!!!!!!!

Hi Greg very enjoyable video. I would like to know what size and model your Paiste ride cymbal is your playing sounds nice. Thanks