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Must-Know Grooves – Demystifying the Half-Time Shuffle
by Jim Riley
On 31st Jul 2018
This month we’re tackling a groove that has confounded drummers for more than forty years: The half-time shuffle. This groove’s ghost note placement has been a mystery to many drummers since legends such as Bernard Purdie, John Bonham, and Jeff Porcaro first laid it down in the late ’70s and early ’80s. In this lesson we’ll explore this pattern with fresh eyes and ears. Let’s dig in!
September 2018 Issue