Rosanna shuffle
Drum pattern from the hit Toto song "Rosanna"
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The Rosanna shuffle is the drum pattern from the Grammy Award winning Toto hit "Rosanna". It is known as a "half-time shuffle" and shows "definite jazz influence".[4] It features ghost notes and is derived from the combination of what Jeff Porcaro, who plays on the song's recording, calls the "Bernard Purdie half time shuffle" (Purdie shuffle) and the "John Bonham beat" (from "Fool in the Rain") with the well-known Bo Diddley beat.[1] The pattern is notoriously difficult.
Sources
External links
- "Jeff Porcaro", Drummer World. including the actual beat with transcription.
- "Toto IV Lyrics", Official Toto website.
- "Rosanna by Toto", SongFacts.com.
- "Rosanna by Toto" from Music.Yahoo.com.
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Drum beats and strokes
- Back beat
- Blast beat
- Break
- Cymbal choke
- D-beat
- Double- and half-time
- Drum cadence
- Drum rudiment
- Drum tablature
- Fill
- Gallop
- Ghost note
- Gravity roll
- Groove
- One drop
- Percussion notation
- Purdie shuffle
- Quadruplet
- Rhythm section
- Rimshot
- Ride pattern
- Roll
- Rosanna shuffle
- Snare rush
- Sting
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