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Celebrity Dentist

This is a feel-good, walking-around groove, a march for people with 3.5 legs. It’s airy, it’s spacey, and it turns a corner just in the way that air and space do not. I call it Celebrity Dentist because it makes me smile — then it pokes me when I least expect it.

Playing odd meters slowly is a good way to get comfortable with them, as the slow tempo allows more time for counting. Also these grooves tend to express their intrinsic melodies in a way that faster, more note-y grooves may not.

      1   2   3   4   5   6   7    | 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   
7 RB  o   o   o   o   o   o   o    | o   o   o   o   o   o   o
- SD   o  OO O o o    OO O o o  OO |  o  OO O o o    OO O o o  O
8 KD  o o       o o         o o    | o o       o o         o o  o
To learn this, paint over all the ghosted snare notes with White-Out. (We recommend you print out the transcription before applying White-Out.) The basic kick-snare rhythm should come pretty easily. Add whatever ghost notes feel good. Repeat. This groove also sounds great with more-complex cymbal ostinatos.

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updated: 2004-04-19 03:37:32

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