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Greetings! I recently went from an occasional lurker to a member. I want to experiment and record a surf style song or two. I am a guitar player and am looking for advice on creating a drum track in my DAW. I would like to map out a basic rhythm and a couple fills. Can anyone help map out the drum pattern for Misirlou and Pipeline as two examples?

Welcome to the SG101 community, Phrygian!
I suggest you start by keeping it simple:
Kick: straight 4-on-the-floor quarter notes.
Ride cymbal: straight eigth notes.
Snare: hits on the 2, the “&” of 2, and the 4.
Fills: one bar of straight sixteenth notes, - either 4 or 8 hits per drum.
Crash cymbal on the “1”.

search SG101 for much more on this topic ...
Have fun!
Share your progress here.
-Dick B.

*Dick B.
The Aquatudes
http://www.aquatudes.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Aquatudes/107419619521

Thanks Dick B. That is exactly what I was looking for.

Cool.
Try adding some accents for extra credit:
Ride cymbal: accent beats 1,2,3 and 4.
Fills: accent beats 1,2,3 and 4.

Lose the high-hat cymbal altogether!

*Dick B.
The Aquatudes
http://www.aquatudes.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Aquatudes/107419619521

Last edited: Jun 01, 2021 09:40:51

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