Swing Conga Patterns - Variations and Fills Lesson

In this video we’re playing swing conga patterns by breaking down the swing feel as a concept and applying it to some examples because a lot of great conga playing in pop music uses this style and feel with a lot of success.

00:00 Intro to Swing Conga Patterns
01:56 Basic Swing Conga Pattern
03:36 Substituting Tones With Slaps
04:33 Subtracting Tones
05:33 Adding More Drums
06:05 One-Beat Triplet
07:24 Extended Swing Fills
08:22 Combine the Two Ideas

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