Soul Vaccination - David Garibaldi
Soul Vaccination
Drum Lesson by Alain Rieder
This series of exercises can help you learn the main groove pattern from Soul Vaccination, as created by David Garibaldi in the classic Tower of Power album from 1973.
Here's a short excerpt from the song:
Example 1
Here's the basic pattern, as transcribed by David Garibaldi himself:
Example 2
Here's an alternative way to write the same pattern:
Example 3
Now, the same pattern, but without the bass-drum. Non-accented notes are ghosted:
Example 4
Now the same basic pattern, but with a simple eighth-note hi-hat ostinato, and also without any ghost notes:
16-bar Groove Exercise
This exercise serves the purpose of integrating the main basic pattern.
Each bar is played twice.
Each bar is played twice.
This exercise can be worked on with my innovative Pattern Morphing concept.
16 patterns can become 256 patterns of 2 measures.
Musical examples are granted for your personal use only © 2000 Alain Rieder - all rights reserved
NB - The previous exercise isn't part of my Time Manipulation Drum Book
Drum Books by Alain Rieder
Time Initiation
"Time Initiation" (published in September 2023) offers a structured and creative approach to drumming instruction, suitable for all levels, featuring innovative concepts such as "Pattern Morphing" and "Universal Fills." Its bilingual format (English and French) and its section on rhythm-centered music theory make it an essential tool for both students and teachers. It is designed to be studied before or in parallel with Time Manipulation.
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Hudson Music (eBook only)
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Lulu bookstore (paperback & coil)
Amazon (paperback only)
And soon also:
Hudson Music (eBook only)
Time Manipulation
"Time Manipulation" is a critically acclaimed method, ideal for exploring groove and advanced concepts such as polyrhythms and rhythmic displacements, while delving deeper into the ideas of "Pattern Morphing" introduced in "Time Initiation." Available in both English and French, it was described as "fun, inspiring and educational" by Modern Drummer Magazine in 2019.
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Where to Buy
On this site (paperback & coil)
Lulu bookstore (paperback & coil)
Amazon (paperback only)
Hudson Music (eBook only)
On this site (paperback & coil)
Lulu bookstore (paperback & coil)
Amazon (paperback only)
Hudson Music (eBook only)
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