Rhythms & Tablatures

In this download, there are over 50 rhythms over the 13 pages. These rhythms could potentially serve for a lifetime - I know they have for me.

Here's a brief explanation of the symbols. I'm basically using the tablature used in Bill Matthews' books, Conga Joy & Drum Talk It's common tab for djembe, ashiko, & conga. The only difference is that we're using 2 measures of 4/4 time with an 8th note division whereas he uses 1 measure of 4/4 time with a 16th note division. And we've added color coding.

THE TONES

B = BASS
O = TONE
S = Slap (tap)

THE HAND PATTERN

UNDERLINED tone symbol = Stong/dominant hand
NON - UNDERLINED tone symbol = "Wild" (less dominant) hand

THE RHYTHM PATTERN

4/4 time signature (4 beat) = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + / 1+ 2 + 3 + 4 +
6/8 time signature (6 beat) = 1 2 3 4 5 6 / 1 2 3 4 5 6

COLOR CODING

(Derived from the ancient chakra charts)
RED = bass = Root Chakra
GREEN = tone = Heart
PURPLE = slap = Crown

It is said that ‘We're all born with our own vibration - mantra.
Thru drumming we can discover it.

Enjoy and watch for accompanying DVDs in the coming days, weeks, and months!