The Rosanna shuffle is the drum pattern from the Grammy Award winning Toto hit " Rosanna". It is known as a " half-time shuffle" and shows "definite jazz influence". [4] It features ghost notes and is derived from the combination of what Jeff Porcaro, who plays on the song's recording, calls the " Bernard Purdie half time shuffle" ( Purdie shuffle) and the " John Bonham beat" (from " Fool in the Rain") with the well-known Bo Diddley beat. [1] The pattern is notoriously difficult.
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- "Jeff Porcaro", Drummer World. including the actual beat with transcription.
- "Toto IV Lyrics", Official Toto website.
- "Rosanna by Toto", SongFacts.com.
- "Rosanna by Toto" from Music. Yahoo.com.
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