Overview This lesson covers the remaining parts of the outro to Nocturne – everything after the hi-hat and ride sections. So, what is actually happening in this first section? The right hand is keeping a consistent dotted quarter note count on the crash cymbal. The kick drum and snare pattern loops after six bars (five …
Overview In this lesson, we’re going to cover the section leading up to the Outro of Nocturne. This consists of two distinct beats that I’m going to break down into Part 1 and Part 2. Lesson Progress Part 1 – Pre-Outro Exercise 1 – Two-bar loop We’re going to loop the first two bars (bar …
Lesson progress Overview In this lesson, we’re going to cover the second chorus, which is nearly identical to the first, but with a few small differences that I’ll point out. We’re also going to cover a modern fill that I introduced to the song, which doesn’t appear on the album version. Exercise 1 – the …
Lesson progress Overview This lesson covers the middle section of Nocturne – this is the hi-hat section immediately after the chorus. The good news is that we already know how to play the first half of this section as it’s the same beat as the verse. So we’re going to focus on the second half …
Lesson progress Overview In this lesson, we’re going to work through the remainder of the chorus. This is bars 34 to 45 on the drum transcription. Exercise 1 – the ‘easy’ one Of the three times that we repeat the six-bar pattern in this chorus, the 2nd repeat is by far the most straightforward. We …
Lesson progress Overview In this lesson, we’re going to learn how to play the first section of the chorus in Nocturne. If you’ve worked through lessons 1 to 3, then I have great news for you – you already know how to play this. Well… nearly. The kick drum pattern in the chorus is the …
Lesson progress Overview This lesson is going to cover the midsection of Nocturne, where the beat changes from the hi-hat to a dotted-quarter note count on the ride. We’ll cover these twelve bars step-by-step, breaking the patterns down into easy-to-follow exercises. Exercise 1 – The first four bars, simplified Loop exercise Exercise 2 – Bar …
Lesson progress If you’ve worked through lessons 1 and 2 and you haven’t posted a progress video in my JPDL Facebook Group – GO DO THAT! I’d love to see your progress! This is the most difficult fill I’ve had to learn (at least up to this point) for TesseracT. For the longest time, I …
Lesson progress Before we get started – join my Facebook Group and post your progress videos! Overview In lesson 2, I’m going to show you how to play the hi-hat groove from the verse in Nocturne. It is – without a doubt – one of the more difficult patterns in any of TesseracT’s songs to …
Resources Lesson progress Before we get started – Please join my Facebook Group and post your progress videos. I’d love to see them! Here we go. Let’s jump in at the deep end with one of TesseracT’s most complex songs! Make sure you’ve grabbed the full drum transcription for Nocturne. This is the only place …