Ok, so it seems a lot of people would like to know what's going on in the track Seven Days by Sting. If you don't know the track you really should get the album. It contains, in my opinion, some of the best drumming in a pop context ever recorded. You can get it here (Amazon.com / Amazon.co.uk).
The video breaks down what is going on in the verses. It's basically in 5/8 with the hihat accenting a quarter note pulse. Because we're in an odd time signature the quarter note accent doesn't resolve itself until 2 bars have passed.....
In 4/8 if you accent every other note you always hit the 1 of each bar:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
In 5/8 the accents in the second bar are different from the first:
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
And the pattern repeats after 2 bars. That's basically what's happening in this track. The kick is on beat 1 of the 5/8 bar and the cross stick is on beat 4.
If you get chance try and check out Sting's "Live in Oslo" concert. It's on tv every now and again. They play amazing versions of lots of Sting and Police songs. The outro Vinnie plays on that version of Seven Days is what I'm playing in the video demo on my website. The full transcription of that and of the chorus part from the album is in the Drum Vault which you can get access to by making a donation of any amount (whatever you think the material is worth) using the box at the top left of this page. In the Drum Vault you'll find many other transcriptions (including I'm Tweeked from Vinnie's solo album) and detailed notes and examples for the Left Foot Clave lesson on this page (click the 'videos' link on the left to see all video lessons).
Enjoy the video...
Joe
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