Here is the bass drum breakdown for MMMBop, I’ve written out the actual groove and a simpler suggested groove. Give it a try and let me know how you get on.
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Ok, have a good laugh now. Yes this track is a little bit of a joke, but to be fair, it’s actually got a great bass drum pattern to it which a lot of people would struggle to play! It was on a CD that my wife made for me a while back now and I just happened to put it on in the car when picking a random one earlier. As much as I hate to admit it, it did make me smile and I had to sing along, but only up until about half way when it just gets really annoyingly repetitive! (I know I just went down in some of your estimations right then!)
I’ll give you the breakdown today and the grooves tomorrow.
Section No. of Bars
Intro 8
1st Verse 8
2nd Verse 8
Chorus 8
Bridge 4
3rd Verse 8
Chorus 8
Bridge 8
Chorus 8
Bridge 16
Breakdown Chorus 8
Chorus 8
Chorus 8
Bridge 4 (end on “1” of 5th bar)
