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Bass&Drums only, Instrumental Japanese Rock band🎸🥁
大阪の2ピースインストロックバンド、TIGER&DRAGON🐯🐲 Bass @grooveteacher_k Drums @emj_drums

TIGER&DRAGON road practice session. 🥁🎸 Today’s ch TIGER&DRAGON road practice session. 🥁🎸

Today’s challenge: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can’t Stop.

No rehearsal studio.
No stage.
Just two musicians in a car and a very unforgiving offbeat click.

Practicing with an offbeat click forces you to stop relying on the metronome and start relying on your internal time. Every rushed note and every dragged beat becomes impossible to hide.

It’s not always fun.
It’s definitely not comfortable.
But this is where groove gets stronger.

Trying to lock bass and drums together as tightly as possible, one beat at a time.

And yes, the concentration faces are getting worse every minute. 😂

#inmycar 
#hondastepwgn 
#bassanddrums 
#rhythmsection 
#rhcp
Bass and drums practicing different phrases over a Bass and drums practicing different phrases over an offbeat click at 178 BPM. 🥁🎸

At first, it sounds like we’re doing completely different things.

Different rhythms.
Different accents.
Different ideas.

But that’s exactly the point.

When each musician develops solid internal time individually, complex parts become much easier to lock together as an ensemble.

The goal isn’t to play the same thing.

The goal is to make different things feel like one groove.

The offbeat click doesn’t let us cheat. It immediately exposes rushed notes, dragged notes, and weak time feel.

Difficult? Yes.

Useful? Every single time.

Because the stronger the individual pulse, the stronger the band becomes.

#drums
#bass
#groove
#clicktrack 
#rhythmtraining
Practicing a whole song with the metronome only on Practicing a whole song with the metronome only on the offbeats at 248 BPM. 🥁🎸

Sounds simple on paper.

It isn’t.

At this tempo, the click stops helping you and starts exposing every weakness in your internal time. If your pulse drifts even slightly, you feel it immediately.

That’s why we love this exercise.

Instead of following the click, you have to generate the groove yourself and let the click confirm whether you’re actually locked in.

The funny part is that both of us end up making ridiculous faces while trying to survive it. 😇👍

Difficult? Absolutely.

Worth it? Also absolutely.

For drummers and bass players especially, developing the ability to feel the offbeats internally can completely change the depth and stability of a groove.

Keep practicing. Keep listening. And try not to panic when the click disappears. 😂

#drummer #bassplayers #metronome #timing #musicianlife
TIGER&DRAGON at 北堀江club vijon、トッパーからガチコンやらせてもらいました TIGER&DRAGON at 北堀江club vijon、トッパーからガチコンやらせてもらいました!ありがとうございました!

めっちゃいい夜やった!
全員、ほんまにバチバチ強くて脱皮しそうやった𓆦ミン
Playing along to our original track "FACTORY" at a Playing along to our original track "FACTORY" at a brutal 232 BPM 🚀🔥

Locking into that tight off-beat click at this speed is pure madness. 

But trust me, forcing yourself through this even 5 times a day will completely transform your groove and precision.

Are your ears ready for this challenge? Drop a 🎸or 🥁!!

 if you can handle it!

#bassanddrums #drumandbassmusic #drumandbasslover #instrumentalrock #twopieceband
ChallengeTheOffBeat 😇 Playing along to our single ChallengeTheOffBeat 😇

Playing along to our single "SPY" (streaming now!) at a blazing 212 BPM 🚀
Locking into that swung off-beat click is a real mind-melter, but doing this even 5 times a day will take your groove to a whole new level.
Give it a shot and tell me how it goes! 🥁

#drummer #drumlife #metronome #drumexercise #bassplayersofinstagram
ChallengeTheOffBeat 😇 Today's training: Playing E ChallengeTheOffBeat 😇

Today's training: Playing Eric Clapton’s famous track "Marry You" while locking with the metronome on the swung off-beats.

Because it’s a laid-back, comfortable shuffle groove, consciously feeling the click on the off-beats creates the perfect "pocket" without letting the rhythm drag.
It sounds simple at first, but it’s actually a deeply challenging exercise in groove and precision.

Turn up the volume and enjoy this bouncy shuffle feel! 🥁🎸

Save this post and try it during your next practice session. 🙌

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#rhythmsection #bassanddrums #groove #drumandbasslover #timekeeping
We usually practice with the metronome like this. We usually practice with the metronome like this. 👇

This time, we’re going to perform this song in a cover band, so we’ve been practicing while listening to the track and also with the metronome.

Of course, it’s good to practice with a metronome in the usual way, but placing the accent on the off-beats like this, and playing bass or drums while feeling the rhythm by yourself, is a very effective exercise. 🔥

Especially with a slow-tempo song like this, subdividing the rhythm and feeling the off-beats helps you express more depth and groove in your playing.

I also feel that when both the drummer and bassist can do this, the bottom end of the band ensemble becomes much more stable.

Please give it a try! 🙌

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🥁 About Us:
We are "TIGER&DRAGON". We usually perform as an instrumental band with only bass and drums.

#bassanddrums #drumlesson #bassanddrum #basslessons
#lovetheonesyourwith
チャレンジthe裏クリック 😇 今回はBPM232の裏でクリックを鳴らすトレーニング。 この曲は「 チャレンジthe裏クリック 😇
今回はBPM232の裏でクリックを鳴らすトレーニング。

この曲は「工場で機械が黙々と作業している風景」をイメージして作っています。

2ピースのミニマルな編成で、マシーンのように正確で無機質かつ熱量が同居するグルーヴを出すためのシビアな練習。

このテンポの裏クリックは、迷いが出たら即アウト。。。

爆音でこのマシーン・グルーヴを体感してみてください。

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🇺🇸 [English Below]

ChallengeTheOffBeat 😇
Today's training: Keeping the pocket at BPM 232, locking with the metronome on the off-beats.

This track is inspired by the image of factory machinery working silently and relentlessly. 

A rigorous practice session with our minimalist 2-piece setup to lock in a groove that is as precise and mechanistic as a machine, yet coexists with raw energy. 

At this blistering tempo, if you hesitate even for a split second, you're immediately out...

Turn up the volume and experience this machine groove! 🥁🎸

Save this post and try it during your next practice session. 🙌

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#rhythmsection #bassanddrums #groove #timekeeping #instrumentalband
Challenging BPM 196 with a swung off-beat metronom Challenging BPM 196 with a swung off-beat metronome! 🤯🥵

This time, we set the metronome at BPM 196, but here’s the catch: we’re locking into the click on the "and" of the shuffle feel (the 3rd triplet note). 

At this high tempo, keeping the swing consistent without rushing or dragging requires absolute core stability and internal clock precision. It’s a killer exercise, but it’s incredibly effective for tightening up the pocket in fast, bouncy tracks. 🔥

If you want to take your rhythm and timekeeping to the next level, definitely give this a shot! 

Save this post and try it during your next practice session. 🙌

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🥁 About Us:
We are "TIGER&DRAGON". We usually perform as a minimalist instrumental duo with only Bass and Drums. 

#metronome #drumandbass #rhythmsection #drumlessons #basslessons
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