Chords for Bernard Purdie Drum Lesson - 16th Ghost Notes
Tempo:
101.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
Abm
F
D
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Well, yes.
Ghost Notes.
talk about my ghost notes.
First of all, I'd like you to know where and how they came from.
happened because as I was practicing all the time at home,
drums and do things with my hands.
And I just had a feeling I was always rocking, always grooving.
So as time went on, I started doing things like I was playing timbales or bongos.
Ghost Notes.
talk about my ghost notes.
First of all, I'd like you to know where and how they came from.
happened because as I was practicing all the time at home,
drums and do things with my hands.
And I just had a feeling I was always rocking, always grooving.
So as time went on, I started doing things like I was playing timbales or bongos.
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G
Abm
F
D
Eb
G
Abm
F
Well, _ _ yes. _ _
Ghost Notes.
I know everybody is wondering when I was going to talk about my ghost notes.
Well, I'm going to do it right now. _
First of all, I'd like you to know where and how they came from.
Okay?
Well, it happened because _ as I was _ practicing all the time at home,
I used to sit at the drums and do things with my hands. _ _
And I just had a feeling _ I was always rocking, always grooving.
So as time went on, I started doing things like I was _ playing timbales or bongos. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ This is how I started.
And I started to like the sound. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
As you can see, _ _ _ nothing is ever precise. _ _ _ _
_ _ It's all about allowing _ your fingers to do the walking.
_ But I had to do that with sticks.
I says, oh, how do I do that with sticks? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay.
Let me see. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Let's see. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
All right.
Oh, that works. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
All right. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ Okay.
And from there, I had this, wait a minute.
Well, what can I do? _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ Well, I can _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] hi-hat.
_ Oh, yes.
Well, the sound was _ _ similar with the hi-hat instead of the big cymbals.
_ _ _ And it seemed to work, _ especially with my fingers playing the backbeat on cross stick. _ _ _
_ All right.
_ _ Oh, _ _ _ then I discovered.
I _ _ _ _ _ got some air in _ my hi-hat. _ _ _
_ _ I kind of like that sound. _ _
_ _ _ Whoa. _ _ _
The first time that happened to me, it was an accident. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
16th notes.
_ Oh, I like that. _ _ _
So I started to do a lot more. _
_ _ _ Now I started to add the backbeat.
_ _ _ _ _ _ But I still _ have to remember _ _ that the sticks have to _ do the rhythm.
_ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ Oh, [E] yes.
_ [N] _
Whoa.
_ I like it very much.
_ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ Oh, hey, hey, hey.
[G] _ _ _
Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ all [Ab] right.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
Oh, yes.
_ _ And that's how my ghost notes came about.
And _ my hi-hat, my
Ghost Notes.
I know everybody is wondering when I was going to talk about my ghost notes.
Well, I'm going to do it right now. _
First of all, I'd like you to know where and how they came from.
Okay?
Well, it happened because _ as I was _ practicing all the time at home,
I used to sit at the drums and do things with my hands. _ _
And I just had a feeling _ I was always rocking, always grooving.
So as time went on, I started doing things like I was _ playing timbales or bongos. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ This is how I started.
And I started to like the sound. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
As you can see, _ _ _ nothing is ever precise. _ _ _ _
_ _ It's all about allowing _ your fingers to do the walking.
_ But I had to do that with sticks.
I says, oh, how do I do that with sticks? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay.
Let me see. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Let's see. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
All right.
Oh, that works. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
All right. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ Okay.
And from there, I had this, wait a minute.
Well, what can I do? _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ Well, I can _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] hi-hat.
_ Oh, yes.
Well, the sound was _ _ similar with the hi-hat instead of the big cymbals.
_ _ _ And it seemed to work, _ especially with my fingers playing the backbeat on cross stick. _ _ _
_ All right.
_ _ Oh, _ _ _ then I discovered.
I _ _ _ _ _ got some air in _ my hi-hat. _ _ _
_ _ I kind of like that sound. _ _
_ _ _ Whoa. _ _ _
The first time that happened to me, it was an accident. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
16th notes.
_ Oh, I like that. _ _ _
So I started to do a lot more. _
_ _ _ Now I started to add the backbeat.
_ _ _ _ _ _ But I still _ have to remember _ _ that the sticks have to _ do the rhythm.
_ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ Oh, [E] yes.
_ [N] _
Whoa.
_ I like it very much.
_ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ Oh, hey, hey, hey.
[G] _ _ _
Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ all [Ab] right.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
Oh, yes.
_ _ And that's how my ghost notes came about.
And _ my hi-hat, my