drums in 5/4

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   H - Hi-hat
B - Bass Drum
S - Snare Drum

1..........2..........3..........4..........5..........
H.........H..........H.........H.........H.........
B.......................B.....................B.......
............S......................S.........(S).......

Of course you can make this one more interesting (8 notes on the hi-hat, more bass drum, a cymbal at the end etc...), but it would be too complicated to write down.

Or a really fast one, to use in complicated parts:
1..2..3..4..5..
H..........H.....
B...........B.....
....S..S......S

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Abstrakt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 18 2005 Location: Soundgarden Status: Offline Points: 18292	Posted: July 21 2007 at 04:02
	H - Hi-hat B - Bass Drum S - Snare Drum 1..........2..........3..........4..........5.......... H.........H..........H.........H.........H......... B.......................B.....................B....... ............S......................S.........(S)....... Of course you can make this one more interesting (8 notes on the hi-hat, more bass drum, a cymbal at the end etc...), but it would be too complicated to write down. Or a really fast one, to use in complicated parts: 1..2..3..4..5.. H..........H..... B...........B..... ....S..S......S

Rimantas B. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: January 19 2007 Location: Lithuania Status: Offline Points: 22	Posted: July 21 2007 at 03:51
	When I need to do this, I usually find myself making the drummer play snare on the 6th eigth (quaver) of the 5/4 bar. You don't lose the 'backbeat', but the accents are somewhat displaced. I think it sound quite proggy. Ex.: Kick-Hat-Hat-Hat-Hat-Snare-Hat-Hat-Hat-Hat, all eights. Of course, you need to replace the 'hathathathat' with something more interesting.

jeffn1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: July 28 2004 Status: Offline Points: 34	Posted: July 18 2007 at 21:30
	It is tough to say without hearing it, but my impression with 5/4 pieces is the first beat usually is emphasized a lot. Actually, I think it is cloos as hell when the different parts are sort of in different time sigs, which come togehter after a number of bars (you do the math). I did that in Time-Space Continuum, if you care to listen: www.soundclick.com/jeffreynaness jeffn1
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Pafnutij Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 02 2005 Location: Russian Federation Status: Offline Points: 415	Posted: July 16 2007 at 19:38
	You can leave the riff as it is but play the drums in 4/4 . The drumbeat would even out every 2 bars.

triplechanger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: July 14 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 21	Posted: July 16 2007 at 08:31
	I'm having trouble with drums in 5/4 in a particular song,. The guitars and bass sound fine but the problem is I want it to be kind of a driving, propulsive riff but the final crotchet of the bar sounds like an afterthought and the momentum seems to ebb a bit. Anyone have any tips? Or should I just shorten the riff and have it in 4/4?