Carter Beauford: Under the Table and Drumming

Course details

Learn drumming from a world-class musician. Carter Beauford, world-famous drummer for the Dave Matthews Band, performs along with the rhythm tracks from six of the band's best songs, including "Ants Marching" and "Satellite." Carter covers such topics as left-hand lead and open-hand approaches, fills, double-bass drums, drum set and cymbal setup, time feel, background and influences, and more. He also discusses the early days of the Dave Matthews Band. These lessons are valuable for drummers of all levels, as well as any musician who plays or programs drums.

Topics include:
Verse vs. chorus
Hi-hat triple patterns
Cymbal setup
Fills
Left-hand lead and open-hand approach
Mixing styles

Concepts

Volume One

01 - #41 - Performance

1. Learning #41

02 - Conversation
03 - Intro
04 - Verse
05 - Chorus
06 - Reggae groove
07 - Sax solo groove
08 - Hi-hat triplet patterns

2. Techniques

09 - Background and influences
10 - Hi-hat approach
11 - Satellite hi-hat groove
12 - Funk groove with broken hi-hat
13 - Say Goodbye - Conversation
14 - Say Goodbye - Performance
15 - Technique
16 - Drum sound and cymbal setup
17 - Double-bass drums
18 - Two-step groove
19 - Tripping Billies - Performance
20 - Volume one conclusion and credits

3. Volume Two

21 - Ants Marching - Performance
22 - Ants Marching - Conversation
23 - Fills
24 - Four-stroke roll - Example 1
25 - Four-stroke roll - Example 2
26 - Four-stroke roll - Example 3
27 - Timpani crossover
28 - Left-hand lead and open-hand approach
29 - Mobility and open-hand approach
30 - Triplet pattern
31 - Satellite chorus part
32 - Left-hand bell patterns
33 - Left-hand lead on bell
34 - Latin left-hand lead
35 - Developing left-hand lead and open-hand approach
36 - Satellite - Conversation
37 - Satellite - Performance
38 - Dave - Conversation
39 - Mixing styles
40 - Overall approach
41 - 50 Ways and Lover Lay Down
42 - Lie in Our Graves - Conversation and performance

Conclusion

43 - Volume two conclusion and credits