BEATS - "Advanced - Mike Portnoy Double Bass Fills" Tablature
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t |------oooo------|----------------|
T |------------oooo|----------------|
S |oooo------------|----------------|
F |----------------|--oooo----------|
B |----o-----o-----|o-----o---------|
B2 |-----o-----o----|-o-----o--------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
Speed it up to this:
t |------oooo--------------|----...
T |------------oooo--------|----...
S |oooo--------------------|F---...
F |------------------oooo--|----...
B |----o-----o-----o-----o-|----...
B2 |-----o-----o-----o-----o|----...
(1tl+tl2tl+tl3tl+tl4tl+tl|1 + 2...)
Those two above: Mike Portnoy calls these 4-2 beats (four on the drums, two on the bass drum.
Then if you can, speed it up to this:
t |--------oooooo------------------|
T |----------------oooooo----------|
S |oooooo--------------------------|
F |------------------------oooooo--|
B |------o-------o-------o-------o-|
B2 |-------o-------o-------o-------o|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
Then you can try other combinations like 2-2-2:
S |oo--oo--oo--oo------------------|
B |--o---o---o---o-----------------|
B2 |---o---o---o---o----------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
And here\'s one of my own:
t |--------oo----------------------|
T |----------------oo--------------|
S |oo--------------------------o-o-|
F |------------------------oo------|
B |--o---o---o---o---o---o---o-----|
B2 |---o---o---o---o---o---o---o----|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
Those are basically flams with the hands and feet except a little more spaced out.
Here are some more:
S |o---o---o---o---o---o---o---o---| A cool opening for a song.
F |-o---o---o---o---o---o---o---o--|
B |--o---o---o---o---o---o---o---o-|
B2 |---o---o---o---o---o---o---o---o|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
t |-o-o---o-o---o-o---o-o----------| This one can be found somewhere in Scenes
S |o-o---o-o---o-o---o-o---o-o-o-o-| from a Memory by Dream Theater.
B |----o-----o-----o-----o---------|
B2 |-----o-----o-----o-----o--------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
Try out your own patterns, it sounds really cool.
Dean Christesen
unitedfutbol117@aol.com
T |------------oooo|----------------|
S |oooo------------|----------------|
F |----------------|--oooo----------|
B |----o-----o-----|o-----o---------|
B2 |-----o-----o----|-o-----o--------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
Speed it up to this:
t |------oooo--------------|----...
T |------------oooo--------|----...
S |oooo--------------------|F---...
F |------------------oooo--|----...
B |----o-----o-----o-----o-|----...
B2 |-----o-----o-----o-----o|----...
(1tl+tl2tl+tl3tl+tl4tl+tl|1 + 2...)
Those two above: Mike Portnoy calls these 4-2 beats (four on the drums, two on the bass drum.
Then if you can, speed it up to this:
t |--------oooooo------------------|
T |----------------oooooo----------|
S |oooooo--------------------------|
F |------------------------oooooo--|
B |------o-------o-------o-------o-|
B2 |-------o-------o-------o-------o|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
Then you can try other combinations like 2-2-2:
S |oo--oo--oo--oo------------------|
B |--o---o---o---o-----------------|
B2 |---o---o---o---o----------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
And here\'s one of my own:
t |--------oo----------------------|
T |----------------oo--------------|
S |oo--------------------------o-o-|
F |------------------------oo------|
B |--o---o---o---o---o---o---o-----|
B2 |---o---o---o---o---o---o---o----|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
Those are basically flams with the hands and feet except a little more spaced out.
Here are some more:
S |o---o---o---o---o---o---o---o---| A cool opening for a song.
F |-o---o---o---o---o---o---o---o--|
B |--o---o---o---o---o---o---o---o-|
B2 |---o---o---o---o---o---o---o---o|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
t |-o-o---o-o---o-o---o-o----------| This one can be found somewhere in Scenes
S |o-o---o-o---o-o---o-o---o-o-o-o-| from a Memory by Dream Theater.
B |----o-----o-----o-----o---------|
B2 |-----o-----o-----o-----o--------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
Try out your own patterns, it sounds really cool.
Dean Christesen
unitedfutbol117@aol.com
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