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Background

We took the Drums & Percussion from Queen’s song “We Will Rock You”  and decided to try it to "Johnny B. Goode."

Song's Accompaniment Style-Guidelines - See also Accompaniment Role-Guidelines:

Click here to practice along to an Flash Video Icon audio clip of "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry.

Song's Drum & Percussion Style-Guidelines - See also Instrument Role-Guidelines:

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Role 1 "Father" Drum Style-Guidelines:

|1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a|1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a| Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|1  + 2      3  +  4     |1  +  2      3 +  4  +a|
|r  r  c       r   r   c     |r   r   c      r  r   c   rl | right-handed: r = right, l = left, c = stick click

Role 2 Steady Time-Keepers Style-Guidelines:

Metal – low pitched Cowbell on mouth, muffled:

|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|1    2    3    4     |1    2    3     4    | ¼-note Beat to drive it hard

Wood – low pitched, dark sounding:

|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|1    2    3    4     |1    2    3     4    | ¼-note Beat to drive it hard

Shakers – loud and “fat” sounding:

|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|1    2     3    4    |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | ¼-note Beat + 1/8-note Build-up

Tambourine:

|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|      2           4    |       2          4    | Back-Beats high overhead for audience participation

Rasp or Guiro – Long scrapes:

|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|      2           4    |      2    3     4    | Back-Beats + ¼-note Build-up

Role 3 "Mother" Drums Style-Guidelines:

|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|1 + 2    3 + 4    |1 +  2 + 3 + 4    |
|b b c     b b c    |b b  c O b b c    | b = loud bass, c = clap, O = loud open, c = clap
|r  r        r  r       | r r      t   r r        | right-handed: r = right, l = left, t = together (not flammed)

Role 4 "Child" Drum Style-Guidelines:

|1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a|1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a| Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|1  + 2      3  +  4      |1 +  2      3e+a4     |
|r   r  c      r   r   c      |r  r   c      r l r l c     | right-handed: r = right, l = left, c = stick click

Role 5 Advanced Time-Keepers Style-Guidelines:

Keep to “fat” sounding instruments on the Back-Beats, to help the audience join in.  You can also add some really low sounding instruments to help out the bass parts.

Role 6 "Master" and Solo Drum Style-Guidelines:

You can keep the melody of the verse in your head, singing it under your breath, and trying to interpret that with the Bongos or Quinto high-pitched drum.  Play off the other Soloists and instruments.

  
     
     
     
 
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