# Drummers: What's with the second high-hat?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drummers-whats-with-the-second-high-hat/673034>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 4, 2013, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drummers-whats-with-the-second-high-hat/673034 "2013-11-04T05:12:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drummers-whats-with-the-second-high-hat/673034/21 "2013-11-06T04:26:09Z")

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> [@Nom\_de\_Plume](#):
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> Didn’t \*Passage to Bangkok \*have bells as well?

Cowbells.

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**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drummers-whats-with-the-second-high-hat/673034/22 "2013-11-06T05:27:39Z")

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There’s this not quite well know drummer called Ringo Starr, [who has the double hit-hat](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-56aLYvd1bTQ/TZnbVUpVzdI/AAAAAAAAACY/tw2EGzme-WI/s1600/ringo_starr_100818.jpg).

In his case he uses it as a normal HH, but snce he’s a lefty playing a right-handed kit, it makes some songs more natural to play.

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