For once there’s not much to say– here’s one of my favorite drum breaks in the world, played by Ringo Starr on Birthday, by the Beatles:
Transcription: the Birthday break
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Thanks. Our band plays this and I screw it up / play it different every time.
Arguably one of the greatest orchestrators on the instrument ever!