In this transcription, we are breaking down an INSANE drum lick from Benny Greb. Benny posted this video recently on Instagram and it blew my mind. The whole video is amazing, but there is one fill in particular that just floored me. It is a passage of 16th triplets that are alternating singles between the hand and foot. 

This transcription was a fun one to do because Benny is SO MUSICAL with any fill and groove he is playing. The time feel of this whole video is one I’ve heard Benny play quite a bit. It is a ‘somewhat Latin’ time feel while flowing around the kit, all while keeping constant off-beat stepped hi hat time. VERY cool, and deceptively hard to make feel consistent and groovy. 

Benny is such a great player because he never sacrifices the “music” for showboating or anything else. He is always keeping phrasing and musicality at the forefront of what he is doing – even when soloing or grooving by himself. 

So download the PDF sheet music for the transcription below and give this 22 second passage a try. I think we can all learn something from the mastery Benny is displaying here!