Is there an easier way of doing songs with 16th notes?

**Swarmy** · Joined: 09 Feb 2007 Posts: 169 Location: Ohio

Like "Rockaway Beach" and the just-came-out-45-minutes-ago song "Die! All Right"?
There's also a section like this in GGHT during the first solo.

My arm gets tired really fast on these songs.
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**disquette** · Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 82

stay loose, get gum rubber pads, are the only two things I can think of.

My arm is also pretty exhausted at the end of the GGaHT blue line special.

**EarthVsMatt** · Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 280

You mean songs like "orange crush"?

Use both hands.

**Swarmy** · Joined: 09 Feb 2007 Posts: 169 Location: Ohio

No, not like Orange Crush, and that's common sense.
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**Dhoyft** · Joined: 13 Dec 2006 Posts: 39

what are gum rubber bands?

like the OP, I also find this pretty tough

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**someguy913** · Joined: 23 Dec 2006 Posts: 970 Location: Dallas, TX

It's difficult with the low rebound of the RB drums, but try using "upstrokes" (NoPance might need to correct me on my terminology, I'm not thoroughly trained

). Basically, hit the pad while moving your wrist and arm upward. It takes less effort than bringing your hand or wrist up and then back down again. It usually help if you bring your wrist back down for a strong down beat on either the next quarter-note downbeat or eighth-note downbeat. I'm probably not explaining myself very well. :/ It's essentially just like most other stick techniques: use the natural rebound and motion of the drumstick to conserve energy. That's another reason disquette suggested getting gum rubber pads, they increase the stick's rebound.

Sorry for the semi-incoherent post, it's almost 3 am here. I'm not sure if this even helps, but here's hoping.
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