Keith Carlock: The Big Picture

Hudson Music
presents

KEITH CARLOCK:
The Big Picture
Edited by Joe Bergamini

Transcriptions and engraving by Willie Rose

PDF Design by Joe Bergamini and Willie Rose

DVD Produced by Paul Siegel and Rob Wallis

Photos by Andrew Lepley

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Schizophrenic
Here, Keith demonstrates the groove from this Oz Noy track.

Ghost-Note Levels Demo

This exercise is designed to demonstrate the difference in stroke height between Keiths ghost notes and
accents.

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Lining up the Bass Drum

When playing this exercise, be careful to make sure that the bass drum lines up exactly with the snare
drum and hi-hat notes.

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New Orleans-Influenced Grooves

Growing up in Mississippi, Keith was influenced by New Orleans music, and demonstrates the following
groove examples on the DVD. Refer to the DVD to understand the slightly-swung feel of these grooves.

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Groove Subdivision Demo

After playing the previous 2 examples, Keith plays this example at a slower tempo to emphasize the in-
the-cracks (between straight and swung) feel of the groove.

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New Orleans-Influenced Improvised Groove

Keith describes this as a Meters-influenced New Orleans-style groove idea.

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Approach to Soloing/8-Bar Phrases

Whether playing a song or soloing, Keith is constantly thinking in 8-bar phrases. The following are solois-
tic examples that demonstrate this phrasing.

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4-Over-3 Groove Example

In the following groove, the ride cymbal, snare drum and bass drum are playing the 3 feel, while the left-
foot hi-hat plays the 4 feel against it.

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This alternate notation shows another way to think about this groove.

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Incorporating the Hi-Hat Foot

The following examples show Keith demonstrating how he integrates the hi-hat in an improvisational way
into his grooves. It can be thought of as the foot hi-hat replacing the bass drum in random places.

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Rudiment Applications
Examples 15 and 16 show different ways to apply 7-stroke rolls in your grooves.

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Here is a 6-stroke roll application, beginning with a classic Motown fill.

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Next are some flam applications.

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Lucky Beard Main Groove

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Lucky Beard 4/4 Bridge Groove

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Overlapping Grace Notes

When playing the following exercise, focus on making sure the ghost notes on the snare drum do not
flam with the notes on the bass drum.

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Hand/Foot Combination
Here, Keith is playing rudimental figures between the snare drum and the bass drum.

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Jackass Surcharge Main Groove

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Ice Pick Main Groove

The groove for this Oz Noy tune has a shuffle feel.

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Steely Dan Grooves:

The Last Mall
Keith was the drummer on the original recording of the next 3 songs.

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Godwhacker

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Two Against Nature

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The Fez
This is Keiths interpretation of Bernard Purdies classic groove from The Fez.

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Kid Charlemagne
This is another Bernard Purdie groove interpreted by Keith.

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Josie
The original track featured Jim Keltner on drums.

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Wayne Krantz Trio: Riff

Here is the main groove that Keith plays on this tune with the trio.

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Fills:
The next 5 examples deal with Keiths approach to playing fills.

Fill Idea Demo

This idea shows Keith taking a sticking, breaking it up in different ways rhythmically, and orchestrating it
around the kit in various ways.

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6/8 Fill Demo

Keith demonstrates the following example with the trio, using the same basic sticking as above, but this
time in 6/8.

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6/8 Fill Demo Ending on 1

In this example, the phrasing is more simple, with the fill idea resolving on beat 1.

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6/8 Fills with Click

Keith stresses the importance of practicing all of these concepts with a click, and demonstrates the following
idea. The odd groupings in the second line are an example of an area where Keith plays a sticking idea that
floats over the time.

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4/4 Fills with Click

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Warm-Up Exercises
Keith uses various rudimental stickings to warm up.

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Finger Technique Exercises

On the DVD, Keith explains that the use of his fingers is a major component of his hand technique. He
demonstrates the following example as a way to build facility with your finger strokes.

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Foot Technique Groove Demo

Here, Keith demonstrates finger strokes applied to a groove.

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Warm-Up Exercises
Here are more warm-up exercises. Keith uses rudiments and patterns he learned in drum corps/march-
ing band when warming up.

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Odd Phrasing Exercise

Keith stresses the importance of thinking in 8-bar phrases, however, in actual performance he does not state
the beginning of each phrase so obviously. When practicing this, count so that you dont lose your place.

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DVD CREDITS Jackass Surcharge

Performed by Rudder
Produced by Paul Siegel and Rob Wallis Written by Henry Hey, Chris Cheek, Tim Lefebvre, Keith Carlock
Published by Cheekus Music (BMI), Heyness Music (BMI), Fabre
Directed by Rob Wallis Music (BMI), Carlock Music (BMI)
Featuring:
Co-produced by Greg McKean Henry Hey: Keyboards
Chris Cheek: Saxophone
Edited by Phil Fallo Tim Lefebvre: Bass

Associate Producer: Joe Bergamini Old New

Rock
Recorded and Mixed by Sean McClintock Riff
Greenwich Mean
Video Engineer: Dan Welch Performed live by the Wayne Krantz Trio
Lighting Designer/Camera: Jeff Turick Written by Wayne Krantz
Jib Operator: Kosmo Published by Latebloom Publishing (ASCAP)
Camera: Ian McGrew, Matt Wachsman
Floor Manager: Al Figols Schizophrenic
Boom Operators: Rob Hanhurst, Steve Nelson Ice Pick
Assistant Video Engineer: Matthew Tomko Written by Oz Noy
Audio Assistant: Travis Stefl Published by Oz Noy Publishing (ASCAP)
PAs: Weezy Mapes, Dave Aisenstat, Tom Bartlett, Nate Freak & (P) 2009 Magnatude Records
Show Blair Taken from the album Schizophrenic by Oz Noy
Still Photographer: Andrew Lepley (Magnatude Records MT-2317-2)
Content Consultant: Mike Sorrentino Featuring:
Drum Tech: Kris Castillo Oz Noy: Guitar
PDF eBook Transcriptions by: Willie Rose Will Lee: Bass
PDF eBook Layout and Design by: Joe Bergamini and Willie Rose
Oz Noy appears courtesy of Magnatude Records.
Filmed at Bennett Studios, and Englewood, NJ Check out Ozs new album Schizophrenic on Magnatude Records
April 10 and 11, 2009 MT-2317-2, Available Worldwide on September 15, 2009
www.magnacarta.net
Featuring
Wayne Krantz: Guitar Keith Carlock uses Yamaha drums, Zildjian cymbals, Remo drum-
Tim Lefebvre: Bass heads, Regal Tip Keith Carlock Performer Series drumsticks, and
DW bass drum pedals. Keith would like to thank all of these com-
MUSIC panies for their support.

Lucky Beard For additional footage of Keith Carlock, as well as other video
Performed by Rudder clips and educational features, and information about the entire
Written by Henry Hey, Chris Cheek, Tim Lefebvre, Keith Carlock Hudson catalog, please visit www.hudsonmusic.com
Published by Cheekus Music (BMI), Heyness Music (BMI), Fabre
Music (BMI), Carlock Music (BMI)
Featuring:
Henry Hey: Keyboards
Chris Cheek: Saxophone
Tim Lefebvre: Bass
2009 Hudson Music, LLC
Tokyo Chicken
Performed by Rudder
Written by Henry Hey
Published by Cheekus Music (BMI), Heyness Music (BMI), Fabre
Music (BMI), Carlock Music (BMI)
Featuring:
Henry Hey: Keyboards
Chris Cheek: Saxophone
Tim Lefebvre: Bass

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