Members vallely Posted January 18, 2004 Members Share Posted January 18, 2004 If you've read my recent thread in OJ you'd know I am filling in for my friend's Ska band in 2 weeks, I've never been much of a ska player but I basically know that my friend's drummer is a hell of alot better than me in areas such as hi-hat patterns and some fills, I more of a metal drummer really. So any tips i can pick up quickyl to help me play ska songs. BTW the songs I will be playing are originals and a couple of covers but the cpvers are conversions of popular pop songs like "Walking on Sunshine" and "Sk8r Boi" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HuskerDude Posted January 18, 2004 Members Share Posted January 18, 2004 The traditional ska style is focused on the 2 and 4, basically the opposite of an old R&B beat. hats on the "ands" (1&2&3&4&)kick and cross stick on 2 and 4 lots of flourishes on the hats, add some off-time cross sticking, and remember to swing like a mother and you should be there. For some examples of the best ska on the planet right now, go to The Slackers website, on the Media page download "Keep Him Away" (technically skinhead reggae, but a good slow tempo ska beat) and "Sarah" for a track with real serious ska swing. It's an absolute blast to play, but despite how simple it seems at first, it takes some practice to get the real feel of it, and really swing the right way. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vallely Posted January 18, 2004 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2004 Originally posted by HuskerDude The traditional ska style is focused on the 2 and 4, basically the opposite of an old R&B beat. hats on the "ands" (1&2&3&4&) kick and cross stick on 2 and 4 lots of flourishes on the hats, add some off-time cross sticking, and remember to swing like a mother and you should be there. For some examples of the best ska on the planet right now, go to The Slackers website, on the Media page download "Keep Him Away" (technically skinhead reggae, but a good slow tempo ska beat) and "Sarah" for a track with real serious ska swing. It's an absolute blast to play, but despite how simple it seems at first, it takes some practice to get the real feel of it, and really swing the right way. Have fun! cheers man, I'm a big Reel big Fish fan so I'm trying to get inspiration off their ex-drummer (they recently changed drummers again!) who just had the most amazing hi-hat technique ever, with one {censored}ing hand! But I'm not quite his standard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rumblebelly Posted January 18, 2004 Members Share Posted January 18, 2004 Originally posted by HuskerDude The traditional ska style is focused on the 2 and 4, basically the opposite of an old R&B beat.hats on the "ands" (1&2&3&4&)kick and cross stick on 2 and 4lots of flourishes on the hats, add some off-time cross sticking, and remember to swing like a mother and you should be there. What do you mean by "cross sticking"? Also, is the snare usually on 1 and 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members moosryan Posted January 18, 2004 Members Share Posted January 18, 2004 cross sticking is when you ahve the right hand on the hi hat and the left on the snare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HuskerDude Posted January 19, 2004 Members Share Posted January 19, 2004 Originally posted by rumblebelly What do you mean by "cross sticking"? Also, is the snare usually on 1 and 3? Cross sticking (Im sure theres a real term for this ) is laying the stick across the drum, and clicking it against the rim. And there usually is no snare, except on fills, the bass drum and stick provide the rhythm, and snare comes in for timbale-esque fills. Check out those mp3s in case this explanation sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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