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Written by Bart Elliott
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November 23, 2003 |
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The basic Mushanga fragmented pattern:
Standard Drumset Notation used; stickings apply to the hands, not feet.
In his video, Jeff plays this pattern, filling up the space with ghosted single strokes between the snare and the second rack tom. The exception is the added left hand ghost stroke which occurs just after the beat 3 backbeat (see diagram below). This is a signature for Porcaro ... adding the extra bounce after backbeats ... which he also does on Rosanna.
He then adds the following to the basic pattern; played with the right hand on the rim of the second rack tom, left hand on the hi-hat. Notice how the hi-hat on beat one is slightly loose to achieve a more legato sound.
Jeff Porcaro - Mushanga Drum Groove
To see and hear more of what Jeff does on Mushanga, pick-up a copy of his instructional video and/or listen to Track 5 of Toto - The Seventh One. Be sure to experiment and improvise around this pattern to create your own groove and sound.
 Bart Elliott is a degreed professional musician and founder of the Drummer Cafe. His 25+ years in the music industry, over 100 albums to his credit, as well as his understanding of contemporary and classical music, makes him a complete and skilled master musician. A highly sought after drummer and percussionist, Bart is widely known as a top music educator and gifted teacher, appearing as a guest artist and clinician throughout the USA. He currently offers private instruction and custom video correspondence lessons on both drums and percussion at his studio in Nashville, TN.
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