Drums Foundations

Lesson 5 · 15 min

Swing and Latin feels

Explore swing and a simple bossa-nova pattern.

Steps

1. 1Swing: ride “ding, ding-a, ding” with hi-hat on 2 and 4.
2. 2Bossa: steady eighths on the hi-hat, bass on 1 and 3.
3. 3Switch between the two feels every eight bars.