{"id":33353,"date":"2022-02-04T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=33353"},"modified":"2022-08-20T09:33:39","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T16:33:39","slug":"5-impossible-buddy-rich-licks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/5-impossible-buddy-rich-licks\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Impossible Buddy Rich Licks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FUaK21mddvw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many drummers look at Buddy Rich&#8217;s solos and think, &#8220;I could never play that.&#8221; They&#8217;re wrong!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greyson Nekrutman is here to prove one thing, and that&#8217;s how <em>possible<\/em> these impossible licks really are. In this quick tip video, Greyson breaks down the illusion and shows how even the coolest licks are relatively simple when you slow them down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9esWG6A6g-k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Impossible Drum Solo (1982)<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/03121456\/1-1.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33370\" width=\"841\" height=\"79\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You may not nail this lick today, but with enough practice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/build-a-fast-single-stroke-roll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">you&#8217;ll be flying eventually<\/a>. It&#8217;s not a &#8216;special&#8217; lick per se &#8211; it&#8217;s just a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/single-stroke-roll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">single stroke roll<\/a>! Alternate between your right and left hands, and voila. The tricky part is how fast and smooth Buddy played it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To get your single strokes up to speed, you&#8217;ll need to focus on your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/bruce-becker-how-to-fix-bad-drum-technique\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drum technique<\/a>. You&#8217;ll get the motion from your wrists when playing slowly, but you&#8217;ll need to use some sort of finger technique as you speed up. Working on techniques like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/the-most-important-drum-technique\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moeller<\/a> and push-pull will help you get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The key is nailing that smooth transition from wrists to fingers as you increase the tempo. Start slow and make sure you&#8217;re relaxed. Don&#8217;t overthink it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tilOF8CKwuE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Live In Tokyo (1964)<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/03121451\/2.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33369\" width=\"840\" height=\"219\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Buddy Rich was playing with the Harry James Orchestra in this clip, and this section is based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/single-paradiddle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">paradiddles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/single-paradiddle-diddle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">paradiddle-diddles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/double-stroke-roll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">doubles<\/a> and singles. While it might sound relatively simple on paper, Buddy didn&#8217;t just play patterns &#8211; he made them melodic and gave them his own signature touch that no one else can quite replicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i_SSmsF_RGw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Live In The Hague (1978)<\/strong><\/a><strong> &#8211; Kick &amp; Ride Lick <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/03121450\/3.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33368\" width=\"840\" height=\"251\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This lick focuses heavily on the ride cymbal and sounds quick and effortless, especially when the bass drum pairs so cleanly with the cymbal at the end. Another lick based on single strokes, it&#8217;s all about where in the roll Buddy put the accents and where he moved them around the kit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i_SSmsF_RGw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Live In The Hague (1978)<\/a> &#8211; &#8216;One Handed Roll<\/strong>&#8216;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/03121449\/4.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33367\" width=\"840\" height=\"93\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Buddy played a one-handed roll here. Or did he? This &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/one-handed-roll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one-handed roll<\/a>&#8216; is actually a group of three strokes on the left hand followed by a bass drum or floor tom hit. As you build up speed, the broken pattern starts looking and sounding like a one-handed roll. Your hands will play in unison on beat one, followed by two more left hand hits and finally a stroke on the bass drum. This is a timeless lick that sounds great in solos, comping, or keeping time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=weq_piuPQVk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Live In Copenhagen (1968)<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/03121449\/5.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33366\" width=\"841\" height=\"210\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This lick comes from the classic break in Buddy Rich&#8217;s &#8220;Love For Sale&#8221; and consists of a single stroke roll with accents. Buddy was great at taking traditional patterns and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/fastest-way-to-get-faster-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">giving them his own twist<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more classic drumming content, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Greyson&#8217;s full course for Drumeo members<\/a> where he breaks down Big Band and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/a-drummers-guide-to-jazz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jazz drumming<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe class=\"email-form-include-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/weeklyemail\" frameborder=\"none\"><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, you can play Buddy Rich&#8217;s legendary licks. Greyson Nekrutman breaks them down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":194,"featured_media":33393,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4017,4025],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beats-and-fills","category-drum-beats"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/194"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33353"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33661,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33353\/revisions\/33661"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}