5 Grooves in 5/4 - Odd Meters [Drum Lesson]

Some vocabulary to help you navigate the murky waters of 5/4. Ranging from pretty easy to not so pretty easy.
Intro: 0:00
Groove 1: 1:03
Groove 2: 3:06
Groove 3: 4:59
Groove 4: 8:22
Groove 5: 11:21
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[@amurphful]

Josh, I love your channel. Been lurking a while. Thank you man. You are genuine and pure

[@drummermomcjs]

Cool grooves man! I love how smooth the half-time shuffle in 5 was. Definitely, something to tinker with. :-) Thanks for the video.

[@bimercool3172]

Thank you for another great video!

[@Diatonic5th]

Excellent lesson! That last second to last groove is a beast.

[@TheDrumminMan08]

Nice playing and audio, nice grooves, good stuff!

[@robinjakobbertram]

I love the little ghosts :)

[@mimidzambo]

the beginning XDD

[@Koropokel]

the pontian greeks are gods of the 5/4 I recommend checking out their folk music "PONTIAKA"

[@anthonyl9126]

Are you counting like "1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and 1 and 2 [etc.]?"
I was taught 5/4 "1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 [no and here] 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5,1 and 2 and 3...."
Am I miscounting?

[@JoshMerhar]

Yes, I'm counting like the first way you mentioned. If you don't, then you're actually only counting in 9/8! Think of it as a regular measure of 4/4, but with one extra full beat added to it.

[@cuzapenescu6656]

there are still 5 8th notes, so if you'd count for every quarter note the and (making it 8th), you'll count for the fifth quarter the and too. Otherwise is just 9/8. Dunno if it make sense

[@sat1241]

@@JoshMerhar thanks for the lesson. Have you ever played a 5/4 with downbeat on the 1 and accent on the AND of 3 ?
This way there is equal space between them