Cajon Technique – Foot Bend

A nice little technique which give a pitch bending sound. Useful for fills and impressing a crowd.

Technique
Play the drum with your hands about a third of the way down around the same position of a standard slap. You want to try and aim for a sound which has a bit but not too much bass. Then with the heel of one of you feet slide it up the face of the drum with a little pressure while continuing to play the drum with your hands. This should create a pitch bending type sound. Try not to do this with both feet as you’ll fall off.

Video Example

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