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#1453 | Intermediate

Indian Rhythms Applied To The Drumset


By: Pete Lockett

Rhythmic Building Blocks

The Five Main Rhythmic Units

1)
3 3

44
TA KI TA TA KI TA

2) 4 + 4 + 4
3 3 3 3

48
TA KA DI ME TA KA DI ME TA KA DI ME

3) 5 + 5 + 5
3 3 3 3 3

10
TA TI KI DA TUM TA TI KI DA TUM TA TI KI DA TUM

4

4) 7 + 7 + 7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

14
TA KI TA TA KA DI ME TA KI TA TA KA DI ME TA KI TA TA KA DI ME

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#1453 | Intermediate

Indian Rhythms Applied To The Drumset


By: Pete Lockett

Beat Displacement

1)
A. TA KA DI ME B.TA
r r
KI
r
TA

2)

15
TA KA DI ME TA KA DI ME TA KA DI ME TA KI TA

16

3) >R L R R >L R L L >R L R R >L R L


15
16
4)
> >
R L R R L R L L R L R R L R L 5)
>
R L R R L R L L

15
16
x x x x x x x x 2 x x x x
4
6) >R L R R >L R L L >R L R R >L R L
15
16
>R L R R >L R L L >R L R R >L R L L >R L L
19
16
7)
>
R L R R L R L L R L R R L R L
>
15 x x x x x x x x
16

R L R R L
> R L L R L R R >L R L L R L L
19 x
16
x x

x

x

x x

x

x

#1453 | Intermediate

Indian Rhythms Applied To The Drumset


By: Pete Lockett

Reduction / Expansion

1)

15 j j j j j
85
TA TI KI DA TUM TA TI KI DA TUM

16 .
. . . .

15
TA TI KI DA TUM TA TI KI DA TUM TA TI KI DA TUM

16

> > > > >


2)
j j
10
4 . . .

3)

64 x x x x x x x x x x x x

> j j > > > >


10
4 . . .

4)
RL R R L R L RRL R L R RL

10 x x x x x x x x x x
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