Mike Portnoy · Signature move

Linear tom-kick weave

Warm-up · Linear Groove Around the Kit · 4 min · aim 79 BPM

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Slow and loose — no tension in the wrists or ankles.

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4/4 · 4 notes per beat · 4 bars

Hi-HatR hand

SnareL hand

Tom 1 (10")Hand

Floor Tom (16")Hand

Kick — RIGHT footR foot

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! = hit hardg = ghost / very quieto = open hi-hat✕ = choke the cymbal

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Kick — RIGHT foot

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Hi-Hat

BPM · loop 1