Chords for How To Play Drums Faster Concepts To Increase Your Drumming Speed
Tempo:
93.475 bpm
Chords used:
C#
D
F#
B
D#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hey there, I'm Brandon from BeatDoctor.com.
Today I'm going to show you a couple cool tricks and concepts that pros use to play
faster on the drums.
This simple approach can be applied in many, many ways, with the rudiments, with drum beats,
or just moving around the drums.
The first caveat is to relax.
Relax your hands, relax your feet, your arms, your whole body, from head to toe.
And if you're tense and your muscles are tight, it's going to severely hinder your potential for speed.
More specifically, you should possess the ability to focus the tension.
This means that your grip should be tight enough to grip the stick, yet loose enough
for the stick to move freely, and therefore rebound freely in your hand.
So try this little exercise.
First make a fist, a tight fist.
Now with your clenched fist, try to move your wrist up and down, like this.
Not very easy, is it?
Now loosen your grip and perform the same exercise.
It makes a world of difference.
The problem is, the most natural inclination when someone says go faster is to tense up,
when in fact we as musicians need to do the opposite.
If you're relaxed, your mind and body will be able to focus more easily, and you can
concentrate on letting go and being a vessel for the music.
So try this.
Play a single stroke roll.
Open closed open.
So that's like this.
[F#] Just when you reach your usual speed threshold, if it's [B] here, it's fine.
Faster, [D#m] go.
Is that your speed threshold?
Great.
Rather than choking up or stopping there, [A] purposefully open your hands [C#] and loosen your
wrists
[D] [E]
and you'll find [C#] a whole other level of potential speed.
It's like having an extra gear, essentially.
So again, it'll sound like this.
Right here is where I feel I need to relax.
So I do.
[D]
But notice I'm still relatively relaxed.
[C#] Again, focused attention.
Or slowing back down.
[D#]
Now another principle in gaining speed is repetition.
Repetition, repetition, repetition.
The more you do something properly, the more your hands and feet will automatically know
what to do, and the better you're going to get at it.
This means on a daily basis, practice the same thing in a regimented way.
Always with the intention of building in small increments.
And of course, you need to combine these two elements.
Stay relaxed, stay in control, and do it a thousand times.
Make sure to check out my other videos for sample exercises to increase your speed.
Or click the link in the description directly below this video to sign up for more free
drum tips and exclusive lessons via email.
Gaining speed and control are one of the many concepts talked about in depth in this series.
Hope you enjoyed this video.
I'll see you next time.
Today I'm going to show you a couple cool tricks and concepts that pros use to play
faster on the drums.
This simple approach can be applied in many, many ways, with the rudiments, with drum beats,
or just moving around the drums.
The first caveat is to relax.
Relax your hands, relax your feet, your arms, your whole body, from head to toe.
And if you're tense and your muscles are tight, it's going to severely hinder your potential for speed.
More specifically, you should possess the ability to focus the tension.
This means that your grip should be tight enough to grip the stick, yet loose enough
for the stick to move freely, and therefore rebound freely in your hand.
So try this little exercise.
First make a fist, a tight fist.
Now with your clenched fist, try to move your wrist up and down, like this.
Not very easy, is it?
Now loosen your grip and perform the same exercise.
It makes a world of difference.
The problem is, the most natural inclination when someone says go faster is to tense up,
when in fact we as musicians need to do the opposite.
If you're relaxed, your mind and body will be able to focus more easily, and you can
concentrate on letting go and being a vessel for the music.
So try this.
Play a single stroke roll.
Open closed open.
So that's like this.
[F#] Just when you reach your usual speed threshold, if it's [B] here, it's fine.
Faster, [D#m] go.
Is that your speed threshold?
Great.
Rather than choking up or stopping there, [A] purposefully open your hands [C#] and loosen your
wrists
[D] [E]
and you'll find [C#] a whole other level of potential speed.
It's like having an extra gear, essentially.
So again, it'll sound like this.
Right here is where I feel I need to relax.
So I do.
[D]
But notice I'm still relatively relaxed.
[C#] Again, focused attention.
Or slowing back down.
[D#]
Now another principle in gaining speed is repetition.
Repetition, repetition, repetition.
The more you do something properly, the more your hands and feet will automatically know
what to do, and the better you're going to get at it.
This means on a daily basis, practice the same thing in a regimented way.
Always with the intention of building in small increments.
And of course, you need to combine these two elements.
Stay relaxed, stay in control, and do it a thousand times.
Make sure to check out my other videos for sample exercises to increase your speed.
Or click the link in the description directly below this video to sign up for more free
drum tips and exclusive lessons via email.
Gaining speed and control are one of the many concepts talked about in depth in this series.
Hope you enjoyed this video.
I'll see you next time.
Key:
C#
D
F#
B
D#m
C#
D
F#
_ Hey there, I'm Brandon from BeatDoctor.com.
Today I'm going to show you a couple cool tricks and concepts that pros use to play
faster on the drums.
This simple approach can be applied in many, many ways, with the rudiments, with drum beats,
or just moving around the drums.
The first caveat is to relax.
Relax your hands, relax your feet, your arms, your whole body, from head to toe.
And if you're tense and your muscles are tight, it's going to severely hinder your potential for speed.
More specifically, you should possess the ability to focus the tension.
This means that your grip should be tight enough to grip the stick, yet loose enough
for the stick to move freely, and therefore rebound freely in your hand.
So try this little exercise. _
First make a fist, a tight fist.
Now with your clenched fist, try to move your wrist up and down, like this.
Not very easy, is it?
Now loosen your grip and perform the same exercise.
_ It makes a world of difference.
The problem is, the most natural inclination when someone says go faster is to tense up,
when in fact we as musicians need to do the opposite.
If you're relaxed, your mind and body will be able to focus more easily, and you can
concentrate on letting go and being a vessel for the music.
So try this.
Play a single stroke roll.
Open closed open.
So that's like this. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] Just when you reach your usual speed threshold, _ _ if it's [B] here, it's fine.
Faster, [D#m] go.
_ _ _ _ Is that your speed threshold?
Great.
Rather than choking up or stopping there, [A] purposefully open your hands [C#] and loosen your
wrists _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
and you'll find [C#] _ a whole other level of potential speed.
_ It's like having an extra gear, essentially.
So again, it'll sound like this. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Right here is where I _ feel I need to relax.
So I do.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
But notice I'm still relatively relaxed.
[C#] Again, focused attention.
Or slowing back down.
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now another principle in gaining speed is repetition.
Repetition, repetition, repetition.
The more you do something properly, the more your hands and feet will automatically know
what to do, and the better you're going to get at it.
This means on a daily basis, practice the same thing in a regimented way.
Always with the intention of building in small increments.
And of course, you need to combine these two elements.
Stay relaxed, stay in control, and do it a thousand times.
Make sure to check out my other videos for sample exercises to increase your speed.
Or click the link in the description directly below this video to sign up for more free
drum tips and exclusive lessons via email.
Gaining speed and control are one of the many concepts talked about in depth in this series.
Hope you enjoyed this video.
I'll see you next time. _
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Today I'm going to show you a couple cool tricks and concepts that pros use to play
faster on the drums.
This simple approach can be applied in many, many ways, with the rudiments, with drum beats,
or just moving around the drums.
The first caveat is to relax.
Relax your hands, relax your feet, your arms, your whole body, from head to toe.
And if you're tense and your muscles are tight, it's going to severely hinder your potential for speed.
More specifically, you should possess the ability to focus the tension.
This means that your grip should be tight enough to grip the stick, yet loose enough
for the stick to move freely, and therefore rebound freely in your hand.
So try this little exercise. _
First make a fist, a tight fist.
Now with your clenched fist, try to move your wrist up and down, like this.
Not very easy, is it?
Now loosen your grip and perform the same exercise.
_ It makes a world of difference.
The problem is, the most natural inclination when someone says go faster is to tense up,
when in fact we as musicians need to do the opposite.
If you're relaxed, your mind and body will be able to focus more easily, and you can
concentrate on letting go and being a vessel for the music.
So try this.
Play a single stroke roll.
Open closed open.
So that's like this. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] Just when you reach your usual speed threshold, _ _ if it's [B] here, it's fine.
Faster, [D#m] go.
_ _ _ _ Is that your speed threshold?
Great.
Rather than choking up or stopping there, [A] purposefully open your hands [C#] and loosen your
wrists _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
and you'll find [C#] _ a whole other level of potential speed.
_ It's like having an extra gear, essentially.
So again, it'll sound like this. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Right here is where I _ feel I need to relax.
So I do.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
But notice I'm still relatively relaxed.
[C#] Again, focused attention.
Or slowing back down.
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now another principle in gaining speed is repetition.
Repetition, repetition, repetition.
The more you do something properly, the more your hands and feet will automatically know
what to do, and the better you're going to get at it.
This means on a daily basis, practice the same thing in a regimented way.
Always with the intention of building in small increments.
And of course, you need to combine these two elements.
Stay relaxed, stay in control, and do it a thousand times.
Make sure to check out my other videos for sample exercises to increase your speed.
Or click the link in the description directly below this video to sign up for more free
drum tips and exclusive lessons via email.
Gaining speed and control are one of the many concepts talked about in depth in this series.
Hope you enjoyed this video.
I'll see you next time. _
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