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(drumming)
- Murray Creed here at the Drumeo headquarters
and today I'm gonna be talking about an iconic groove
called Come Together by The Beatles,
the great Ringo Starr.
Now, this is from the 1969 Abbey Road recording
and you may be wondering why I've got
towels all over my toms.
Well, the recording has a very,
of the toms has a really, really dead sound.
So, we thought we'd throw some towels on here
and get that authentic feel.
Okay, let me show you how to play this groove.
It's a combination of ride cymbal and bass drum,
some very cool hi-hat part,
and then a melodic part going down the toms.
So, let's check it out.
(drumming)
Alright, let's break this down.
The first quarter note consists of two eighth notes
being played with the bass drum and ride cymbal.
It'll go like this.
(drumming)
The second quarter note is over here on the hi-hat.
And you'll notice that I'm gonna be playing
this sticking pattern left, right, left.
The reason for that is that Ringo was left handed.
He was a left handed drummer playing a right handed kit.
So, this is very interesting to lead this
with our left hand.
It's a 16th note triplet followed by an eighth note.
(drumming)
The third quarter note is gonna be on the first tom
and the second tom.
It's a 16th note triplet.
The first five notes are played here.
The sixth note is played here.
So, it's gonna go like this.
And again, leading with the left hand.
(drumming)
Alright, the last quarter note,
this is a 16th note triplet followed by an eighth note
and it sounds like this.
(drumming)
I'm gonna put the entire pattern together now.
Check it out.
(drumming)
Alright, now that we've seen the pattern,
let's just play it in time with a click.
We'll start with a slow tempo
and then we'll try it with a faster tempo.
(clicking)
(drumming)
(clicking)
(drumming)
So there you have it,
one of the most iconic Ring Starr grooves of all time.
Now, on Drumeo, I break down the entire thing,
all the verses, choruses, all the fills, it's great.
And, you can download the entire transcription
of the song as well.
So, head over to Drumeo.com and sign up
and download that and have a lot of fun with it.
Alright, we'll see you there.
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