Tim Ost Drums

This a double bass shuffle groove/timing exercise I’ve been working on lately. Here we go…

Hands play a continuous standard 8th note triplet based shuffle pattern (swung 8ths on hat or ride & backbeat on 2 & 4). Using alternating strokes, feet play two measure variations (with one bar of time between each variation- kick on downbeat)

Tempo in clip is 100 bpm

1 bar time
1/4 note pulse
1 bar time
2nd 8th of triplet each beat
1 bar time
Last 8th of triplet each beat
1 bar time
1/2 note triplet pulse
1 bar time
1/4 triplet pulse
1 bar time
1/4 note pulse starting on 2nd 8th of triplet (beat 1)
1 bar time
First 2 notes of triplet each beat
1 bar time
Middle and last notes of triplet each
1 bar of time
8th note triplet (Beats 1 & 3)
1 bar time
8th note triplet (beats 2 & 4)
1 bar time

*Caps are the counts bass drums play on*

(one)-TRIP- LET TWO- (trip-let three)- TRIP-LET FOUR - (trip let)
1 bar time

(one-trip)-LET TWO-TRIP-(let) (three-trip)- LET FOUR-TRIP-(let)
1 bar time

ONE-TRIP-LET (two)-TRIP-LET THREE-(trip)-LET-FOUR-TRIP-(let)
1 bar time

Straight 8th note triplets

Oof… that was a lot! Hope you enjoyed the clip! If you are interested in getting actual notation for this exercise you can message me or contact me at [email protected]

Until next time!

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