{"id":8820,"date":"2018-04-04T08:10:29","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T15:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/blog\/?p=8820"},"modified":"2023-03-05T15:23:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T23:23:21","slug":"how-to-play-stings-7-days-drum-beat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/how-to-play-stings-7-days-drum-beat\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Play Sting&#8217;s &#8220;7 Days&#8221; Drum Beat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OCwhpBRc03o\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Vinnie Colaiuta&#8217;s playing in Sting&#8217;s &#8220;7 Days&#8221; is a workshop on how to make odd times sound more like 4\/4 time. In this lesson, Gabor Dornyei is going to break down this groove methodically so you can learn to play it exactly like in the recording &#8211; besides teaching you a few, amazing variations that will further develop your ability to play, feel, and be more creative in 5\/4. Let&#8217;s break this puppy down.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with a basic 5\/4 groove just so you can get comfortable with playing in this time signature. Once you have that down, accent every second hi-hat note. This will offer a bit of a challenge since the accents don&#8217;t always line up with the snare drum like they would in a normal 4\/4 beat. Throw some extra kick drums in and you&#8217;re well on your way!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8825 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03143958\/Untitled1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1237\" height=\"587\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03143958\/Untitled1.png 1237w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03143958\/Untitled1.png 300w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03143958\/Untitled1.png 768w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03143958\/Untitled1.png 1024w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03143958\/Untitled1.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1237px) 100vw, 1237px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next, we&#8217;re going to turn our hi-hat pattern into eighth notes. Let&#8217;s strip back what we&#8217;ve just learned so we can focus solely on this, then slowly re-introduce the kick drum pattern and hi-hat accents back in!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8828 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03144457\/Untitled2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1234\" height=\"766\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03144457\/Untitled2.png 1234w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03144457\/Untitled2.png 300w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03144457\/Untitled2.png 768w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03144457\/Untitled2.png 1024w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03144457\/Untitled2.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1234px) 100vw, 1234px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s the main groove! Now that we have that down, let&#8217;s add some extra flavors that Vinnie plays on the recording. First, let&#8217;s try opening our hi-hat on every accented note and leaving the following eighth note out. Try playing it the other way around, too. Notice how the two bars are simply switched between the following two grooves.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8830 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03145154\/Untitled3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1238\" height=\"387\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03145154\/Untitled3.png 1238w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03145154\/Untitled3.png 300w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03145154\/Untitled3.png 768w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03145154\/Untitled3.png 1024w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03145154\/Untitled3.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1238px) 100vw, 1238px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The next example is a shuffle beat that Vinnie plays over on the ride or splash cymbal as a build up towards the choruses. Since we&#8217;re in 5\/4, the hi-hat notes are going to end up in places you&#8217;re most likely not used to. This is quite advanced, so don&#8217;t be discouraged if this takes a little while to get down.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8833 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03145946\/Untitled4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1236\" height=\"166\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03145946\/Untitled4.png 1236w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03145946\/Untitled4.png 300w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03145946\/Untitled4.png 768w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03145946\/Untitled4.png 1024w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03145946\/Untitled4.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1236px) 100vw, 1236px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As a final challenge&#8230; Let&#8217;s add some accents on the bell and keep the hi-hat going with our foot on counts two and four (then counts one, three, and five on the second bar).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8835 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03151531\/Untitled5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1236\" height=\"391\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03151531\/Untitled5.png 1236w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03151531\/Untitled5.png 300w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03151531\/Untitled5.png 768w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03151531\/Untitled5.png 1024w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/03151531\/Untitled5.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1236px) 100vw, 1236px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>More drum lessons from Gabor Dornyei:<\/b><br \/>\n\u25ba<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/gabor-dornyei-drum-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Percussive Drumming &amp; Independence<\/a><br \/>\n\u25ba<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/drum-with-a-percussionist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How To Drum With A Percussionist<\/a><br \/>\n\u25ba<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/gabor-dornyei-shuffle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One Shuffle Beat<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vinnie Colaiuta&#8217;s playing in Sting&#8217;s &#8220;7 Days&#8221; is a workshop on how to make odd times sound more like 4\/4 time. 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