BEATS - "Intermediate - Advanced Shuffle" Tablature

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This is basically a set of variations on the simple shuffle beat (3/4):

H|x--x|x--x|x--x|x--x|x--x|
S|----|----|x---|----|x---|
B|----|x---|----|x---|----|

The first variation is good practise to get ur left hand and right hand coordination.

g = ghost notes
b = Ride bell

R|b--x|b--x|b--x|b--x|b--x|
S|---g|g--g|x--g|g--g|x---|
B|----|x---|x---|x---|x---|

The second beat would be more bass orientated

H|x--x|x--x|x--x|x--x|x--x|
S|----|----|x---|----|x---|
B|---x|x--x|---x|x--x|---x|

Basically u just keep repeating that for better bass control.
Another exercise which is good for this is basically the same, but with less notes on the hihat.

H|----|x---|x---|x---|x---|
S|----|----|x---|----|x---|
B|x--x|x--x|---x|x--x|---x|

The next riff is more hand orientated, with very little happening in the bass.

H|x--x|x--x|x--x|x--x|x--x|
S|xxxx|xxxx|xxxx|xxxx|xxxx|
B|----|x---|----|x---|----|

Once again, like the bass orientated riff before, you can play this with less notes on the hihat:

H|x---|x---|x---|x---|x---|
S|xxxx|xxxx|xxxx|xxxx|xxxx|
B|----|x---|----|x---|----|

To finish up everything in here, is a riff i heard Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers play, which combines just about everything in this lesson.

H|x---|x---|x---|x---|x---|
S|xxxx|xxxx|xxxx|xxxx|xxxx|
B|x--x|x--x|---x|x--x|---x|

A variation ive made of it is basically the same, but with more notes on the hihat.Basically, the hihat follows the bass drum.

H|x--x|x--x|x--x|x--x|x--x|
S|xxxx|xxxx|xxxx|xxxx|xxxx|
B|x--x|x--x|---x|x--x|---x|

This was tabbed by absentpepd. If you have any questions, comments, problems, or find any errors, i would appreciate you mailing me at el_pollo_diablo_allmighty@hotmail.com

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