A unique effect can be created by striking an open hi-hat (where the two cymbals are apart) and then closing the cymbals with the foot pedal. This effect is widely used in disco and funk. The hi-hat has a similar function to the ride cymbal; the two are rarely played consistently for long periods at the same time, but one or the other is often used to keep what is known as the "ride rhythm" (e.g., eighth or sixteenth notes) in a song. The hi-hats are played by the right stick of a right-handed drummer. Changing between ride and hi-hat, or between either and a "leaner" sound with neither, is often used to mark a change from one song section to another.
a unique effect can be created by striking an open hi-hat (where the two cymbals are apart) and then closing the cymbals with the foot pedal this effect is widely used in disco and funk the hi-hat has a similar function to the ride cymbal; the two are rarely played consistently for long periods at the same time but one or the other is often used to keep what is known as the "ride rhythm" (eg eighth or sixteenth notes) in a song the hi-hats are played by the right stick of a right-handed drummer changing between ride and hi-hat or between either and a "leaner" sound with neither is often used to mark a change from one song section to another