This is something that came up in my practicing yesterday, and I went ahead and scribbled out a page of it for you. These sound good fast, but it’s also a good idea to ask “what would Andy Newmark do?” and play them at slower tempos, or in half time, focusing on getting them to sit nicely. You should also take it a few steps further and figure out your own rhythmic variations and bass drum parts.
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