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Ghost notes are beats which are played very quietly on a drum. They have two main purposes. Firstly they allow the drummer to keep time more evenly. Secondly the quiet beats provide a backing tone to the music. |
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Ghost notes are beat?s which are played very quietly on a drum. They have two main purposes. First, they allow the drummer to keep time more evenly. Second, the quiet beats provide a backing tone to the music. |
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Take for example this pattern..... |
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Take for example this pattern... |
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This pattern provides a main rhythm usually counted as "1, 2, 3, 1 2" (not evenly spaced). The ghosts notes provide a constant evenly spaced rhythm underneath. |
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This pattern provides a main rhythm usually counted as "1, 2, 3, 1 2" (not evenly spaced). The ghost notes provide a constant evenly spaced rhythm underneath. |
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This rhythm is a variation on the theme known as "3-2 clave" (3-2 after the main accented pattern), and is commonly used in samba and Cuban music. |
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This rhythm is a variation on the theme known as "3-2 clave" (3-2 after the main accented pattern), and is commonly used in samba and [Cuban music]?. |
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