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Matt Byrne: Odd-Time Boogaloo Beats

We learn some 1960s boogaloo-style beats in odd time, fusing soul and R&B with Latin rhythm.

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Matt Byrne: Slamming Syncopations

This month, we’re going to throw four over five. What do I mean by that? Simple. Here are some variations on pretty cool patterns that I’ve been messing around with between the kick and snare.

Issues

March 2013

March 2013 Issue Of DRUM! Magazine

March 2013 Issue Of DRUM! Magazine

Issues

February 2013

February 2013 Issue Of DRUM! Magazine

February 2013 Issue Of DRUM! Magazine

Features

We’re Talking Fast: Extreme Metal Roundtable

Matt Byrne of Hatebreed, Derek Kerswill of Unearth, Chimaira’s Andols Herrick, and Cannibal Corpse shredder Paul Mazurkiewicz talk metal.

Lessons

Matt Byrne’s Hand/Foot Independence

hands and feet

Our metal master, Hatebreed’s Matt Byrne, breaks it down to the basics with these challenging coordination exercises for just one hand and one foot.

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Matt Byrne: Fun With Odd Meters

Matt Byrne messes around with some odd-time signatures with beats in time signatures of 5/4 and 7/4.

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Matt Byrne’s Left-Hand Chops Builders

This month, we’re going to concentrate on building strength and endurance in the left hand (for those of you who regularly play left-hand lead, just reverse the stickings for a rightie work out).

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Matt Byrne: Hot Hat Hits Using Sixteenths

Matt Byrne concentrates on some beats that run alternating sixteenth-notes on the hi-hat, with consistent kick hits.

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Matt Byrne: Double-Bass Jazz Bashin’

Matt Byrne gives some metal muscle to a basic jazz beat. Some syncopated double-kicks can do the trick when you add them onto the traditional pattern.