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- Walkin' -
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[This rhythm could do with a conga part... ;-]

120bpm 4/4  1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-

Shekere     XxxXxxXxxXxxXxxXxxXxxXxx etc (Accented triples across the 4/4 beat = TRICKY!)
Djembe 1    B..X..X.B..X..X.   (Djembe Bass + claps)
Djembe 2    Bs.o..OOB.BOS.OO   ("know it's cold, but it's nice - when you're out. And I...")
            rf f  rlr rlr rl   (played hand-to-hand)
Congas      ?
Bell 1      X...X...X...X...
+Kenkeni    ..KK..KK..KK..KK
Bell 2      X...X...X...X...
+Sangban    ......G.......G.
+Dununba    D...D...D...D...


Break       1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-
Signal:     s.OO.O.OO.SSS... +
Djembes     SSS...OOBOSS..OO + (plus Dun Duns playing Main Rhythm as before)
            SSS...OOBOSS..OO + ("holidays - and it's time to go out. It's the")
            SSS...OOBOSS..OO + ("holidays - and it's time to go out walkin',")
            ..OO..OO..OO..OO   ("go out walkin', go out! It's the..."
                               (Then repeat Break until Signal comes over last bar)
Signal:     s.OO.O.OO.SSS...   (Back to Main Rhythm)


Finale      1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-   (Like the Break, but soloist changes on the 3rd time)
Signal:     s.OO.O.OO.SSS... +
Djembes     SSS...OOBOSS..OO + (plus Dun Duns playing Main Rhythm as before)
            SSS...OOBOSS..OO   
Soloist:    SSS.SSS.SSS.SSS.   (On the 3rd time the Soloist calls a change...)
Djembes     SSS...OOBOSS..OO + (...over everyone playing as before)
Signal:     s.OO.O.OO.SSS...   (Then everyone ends with the Signal in unison)



Key:
X = loud bell/block/clave/shekere  x = quiet bell/block/clave/shekere
K = Kenkeni (high pitch Dun Dun)   k = trapped/closed* Kenkeni
G = Sangban (mid pitch Dun Dun)    g = trapped/closed* Sangban
D = Dununba (low pitch Dun Dun)    d = trapped/closed* Dununba
B = drum bass tone                 b = drum bass tone flam ("bdum")
O = drum open tone ("top")         o = drum open tone flam ("plum")
S = drum slap tone                 s = drum slap tone flam
E = drum edge tone ("ping")        e = drum edge tone flam ("pling")
W = drum slap + wave :-)           r = right (/strong) hand
Z = trapped/closed* slap tone      l = left (/other) hand
F = flam (strong then other hand)  f = flam (other then strong hand)
t = touch/tip/ghost/timing note    h = heel (conga timing note)
. = rest (or ghost/timing note)    | = bar line
- = sustain the previous note      : = repeat
> = accent                         + = continue onto next line

*tone to be damped with hand/beater


(c) Malcolm Smith 2005-11-12 15:33 E(RH) Taking a brisk autumnal walk
from Great Offley to Little Offley.

http://www.thesmith.org.uk/words/food/exercise/walking/peace2.html