Aaron Sterling. He is an amazing session player, has toured with John Mayer, and has a few killer masterclass videos that you can download from his website.

This transcription is full of subtle notes. Ghost notes on the snare, slight swing feel, ghosted/stepped hi hat notes, you HAVE to pay attention to all the tiny details Aaron uses to make this groove feel so good. On paper, it isn’t that hard to play this. In the real world, it is extremely difficult to replicate this groove with the same feeling and groove.

Check out the transcription with Aaron’s playing in the video above, and download the PDF of this transcription for free below (all I need is your email).