Here it is written out double-spaced to fit in Djembe 3's quick doubles at the end.
The Signal seems very slow in this tempo, especially stretched out over two bars.
110bpm 12/8 ||: 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a | 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a :||
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Signal || o . . O . O . . O . . O | O . . S . S S . . . . . ||
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|| r r r | l l l ||
Djembe 1 ||: B . . O . . S . . . . . | B . . O . . S . . . . . :||
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l || r l r l r l l | r l r l r l l ||
Djembe 2 S ||: B . S B . S B . S . . S | B . S B . S B . S . . S :||
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|| r l r l r l r l r l r l | r l r l r l rlr l rlr r ||
Djembe 3 ||: B O O B O O B O O B O O | B O O B O O OOO O SSS S :||
Djembe 3 is hard to play at fast tempo. Our words to remember it are:
"1 and a 2 and a 3 and a 4 and a 5 and a 6 and a twiddly bit, TWIDDLY BIT..."
Djembe 2 counts up to three on the bass, interspersing slaps on the "ands":
"And 1, and 2, and 3, and... And 1, and 2, and 3, and..."
Djembe 1 is good practice to get distinctly different sounds on each hand.
(c)
African drum rhythm from unknown teacher, taught by
Justine at
Vitae Drum Circle.
(notated by
Malcolm Smith on 2010-10-16)