Rock Backbeat Basics

drums free lesson Rock Backbeat Basics is a free video lesson by Radley Fricker is a demonstration and explanation of one of the most essential drum gooves in American music. In this lesson will learn exactly how to play, count and subdivide this fundamental, time-tested pattern along with a live band.

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