He also does this surdo-like rhythm on the intro and for much of the body of the tune:
I've written a couple of other pages for opening up some possibilities with the bass drum when Brazilian styles— check them out. There's no reason to be locked into that usual ostinato our entire lives.
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That groove is soild. I have a bossa related question. In the Brazilian Rhythms for Drumset book, much of patterns are 16th and the time signatures are 2/4. If I want to play that in 4/4, do the 16th stay as they are, or become 8th notes ?
Thanks
Yes, play the 16ths in 2/4 like they're 8th notes in 4/4. That's a Brazilian thing, they'll tend to write them in 2, with 16ths. Same rhythm though. It seems significant for playing the grooves right, with a 2 feel...
Thanks for using the book! It's probably due for an update soon...
Thanks. I was confused because there's a bit in the book where it's instructing how to play one of the rhythms and it says play 8th notes, yet the written music is 16th so I was left scratching my head.
Yes, please do.
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