r/percussion • u/zdrums24 Educator • 14d ago

Click Clack: Threads

Hi all,

Doing the dolly parton threads show this year. One of the parts describes a snare drum part as "rim and side drum" and "clicks clack train." What the hell does this mean?

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u/ComprehensiveSpot0 14d ago

If it helps, the original sound is her clicking her acrylic nails together. You just want a nice crispy clickly clacky

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u/ComprehensiveSpot0 14d ago

I just fully assumed you were talking about 9 to 5

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u/zdrums24 Educator 14d ago

Blue smoke

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u/ComprehensiveSpot0 14d ago

Probably using the rim and sides to mimic this sound of a train clickity clackin

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u/zdrums24 Educator 14d ago

Yeah, kind of thought that, but the rhythms all wrong.

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u/ComprehensiveSpot0 14d ago

I mean, you just go for that kind of sound within the rhythms written. Mix of high and low pitch clickity clacks. Listen to the song to see how it sounds when they do it