Lesson 33: Opening The Hi-Hat | 50 Drum Lessons for Beginners: Learn To Read & Play

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In Lesson 33, we learn the notation for opening and closing the hi-hat. We start by opening the hi-hat on the ‘an’ of beat 4 in an eighth-note time pattern. We then look at a disco pattern, a swing pattern, and various 8th-note open hi-hat variations. These patterns can be very tricky at first – play them as slowly as necessary.

0:00 intro
0:02 Ex.1 – how to read open hi-hat notes
0:25 Ex.2 –open HH on the ‘an’ of 4
0:46 Ex.3 – adding bass drum on 1
1:21 Ex.4 – full 8th note drum beat with open HH
1:56 Ex.5 – disco-style open HH pattern
2:29 Ex.6 – adding bass drum
2:59 Ex.7 – full disco beat – 4 on floor BD
3:29 Ex.8 – full disco beat – BD on 1 and 3
3:59 Ex.9 – swing pattern with open HH
4:25 Ex.10 – 8th-note open HH pattern #1
5:05 Ex.11 – 8th-note open HH pattern #2
5:39 Ex.12 – 8th-note open HH pattern #3
6:13 Ex.13 – 8th-note open HH pattern #4
6:47 Ex.14 – 8th-note open HH pattern #5
7:22 Ex.15 – 8th-note open HH pattern #6

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