Song List:
About the Author
Introduction
Chapter 1: Getting Started
The Blues Drumset
Holding the Drumsticks
The Metronome
CHAPTER 2: BASIC NOTATION AND THEORY
Drumset Notation Key
Notes and Rests
Note Value Chart
Measures and Repeat Signs
Noteheads and Stems
Time Signatures
Different Notation Styles
Whole Notes, Half Notes, Quarter Notes, and Their Corresponding Rests
Quarter-Note Exercise
Whole-, Half-, and Quarter-Note Exercise
Constructing a Beat Using Quarter Notes
Four Basic Drum Rudiments
CHAPTER 3: EIGHTH NOTES AND RESTS
Eighth-Note Snare Drum Exercise
Basic Eighth-Note Blues Beats
Basic Eighth-Note Fills
Eighth-Note Beat/Fill Combinations
CHAPTER 4: SIXTEENTH NOTES AND RESTS
Sixteenth-Note Snare Drum Exercises
Combining Quarter Notes, Eighth Notes, Sixteenth Notes, and Rests
Basic Sixteenth-Note Blues Beats
Sixteenth-Note Fills
Sixteenth-Note Groupings
Sixteenth-Note Grouping Fills
CHAPTER 5: THE TRIPLET
Eighth-Note Triplets
Quarter-Note Triplets
Sixteenth-Note Triplets
CHAPTER 6: BASIC BLUES BEATS
CHAPTER 7: THE BLUES TRAIN BEAT
Orchestrating the Train Beat
Around the Drumset
One-Handed Train Beat
More Orchestrations
CHAPTER 8: MORE ABOUT STRAIGHT AND SWING FEELS
Combining Straight and Swing Feels
CHAPTER 9: FUNKY BLUES
Eighth-Note Rhythms
Sixteenth-Note Rhythms
Working the Hi-Hat
Funky Blues Grooves
CHAPTER 10: SWING SIXTEENTHS, THE RIMSHOT, AND GHOST NOTES
Swing Sixteenths
The Rimshot
Ghost Notes
CHAPTER 11: SLOW BLUES GROOVES
6/4 Time Signature
6/8 Time Signature and Fills
12/4 Time Signature and Fills
12/8 Time Signature and Fills
CHAPTER 12: RIGHT-HAND LEAD
CHAPTER 13: TUNING AND GETTING THE BLUES SOUND
How to Install a Drumhead
Tuning for the Blues
Getting the Blues Sound
CHAPTER 14: SOME BLUES GREATS
Robert Johnson
B. B. King
Buddy Guy
Stevie Ray Vaughan
CHAPTER 15: ADVANCED BLUES SHUFFLES
The Rock Shuffle
Shuffles with a Half-Time Feel
The Double Bass Shuffle and Fills
CHAPTER 16: ADVANCED GROOVES
Linear Grooves
CHAPTER 17: THE BO DIDDLEY BEAT
Fills for the Bo Diddley Beat
CHAPTER 18: PARADIDDLES AND FLAMS
The Paradiddle
The Flam
Flam and Paradiddle Combinations
Flam and Paradiddle Fills
CHAPTER 19: THE DOUBLE-STROKE ROLL
The Thirty-Second Note
The Double-Stroke Roll
The Pinch Technique
Time to Burn
CHAPTER 20: ODD TIME SIGNATURES
7/8 Time
7/4 Time
5/4 Time
5/8 Time
9/8 Time
11/8 Time
CHAPTER 21: SINGLE AND DOUBLE BASS DRUM FOR THE BLUES
Single Bass Drum
Double Bass Drum
CHAPTER 22: BLUES STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS
The 12-Bar Blues
Intros
The Verse
Accenting the First Beat
The Chorus and the Ride Cymbal
Head Signals
Jamming the Blues
Listening
The Groove
CHAPTER 23: CROSS-STICK TECHNIQUE
Appendix
Getting Ready for a Gig
Doing a Soundcheck
Onstage Equipment
Studio Equipment
Transporting and Storing
Your Drums Safely
Conclusion and Listening Guide
