Hi all, today I will share with you a technique that has helped me get good scores for fast songs.
The basic drum pattern in the game: hi-hat with alternating bass pedal + snare on every 2nd note. Pretty easy, right? How about keeping it up at 200BPM for 3 minutes (ex: any Ramones song...)
Well it all depends on how you play it. Most poeple I see playing keep the same technique whether the song is 70 PBM or 200 BMP: hit all hi-hat notes (yellow pad) with the right hand. Although I do recommend this method to build up endurance, when you just want to have fun and play, this will kill your right arm pretty quickly.
Therefore I say why not use both hands to hit the high hat? We do it in the rolls so why not in that beat? Sure it could be a bit confusing at first but I urge you to try it out.
You can start with the drum trainer in Rock Band 2 at the lowest speed and concentrate on using both hands to hit the hi-hat notes (yellow pad). Keep increasing the speed and you'll pick it up in no time. Plus your style points will increase! :)
I started doing this a few months ago and I berely ever get tired now. I use this trick on almost every beat now.
I wonder if the real drummers do this too?
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I have to learn that soon because the songs are getting longer and more tiring (ex: was forced to try it during the AC\DC song in RB2 the day we tried it).
I find it tricky to be hitting the pad three times with my right hand and then once with the left but like anything it will be natural in time (like fast alt strumming on guitar).
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