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Polyrhythmic Ostinatos - part 2
Example 1
Here's three hi-hat (or ride cymbal) ostinatos, each line played 4 times.
Example 2
The same ones, played in a 3-bar sequence.
The ostinato can also be viewed as being in 3/4, and played over 4/4.
Example 3
The 3/4 ostinato, applied to other Patterns
Example 4
Here the three-bar ostinato shifts over two-bar (bass-drum & snare-drum) patterns.
Then you can chain the sixteen bars from Exercise 4 from my book Time Manipulation (playing each bar twice), and still playing the 3/4 ostinato (which resolves every three bars).
etc.
Adapted from an article that has been published in the April 1998 issue of (the French) Batteur Magazine.
Copyright © 1998 Alain Rieder - all rights reserved
To hear a fine example of this rhythmic concept, listen to the next track.
This CD came out long after I wrote the previous examples, but it perfectly illustrates the concepts I developped.
CD: Jing Chi (Tone Center 40212) © 2001
Drummer: Vinnie Colaiuta
Track 03: Tengoku
Jing Chi is a trio, with Robben Ford et Jimmy Haslip.
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