Drum Lessons

Grammys Fill (transcribed)

Break down the fill into parts. Work on the hand and foot combinations separately first, then put it together and gradually increase the tempo.

Linear Drum Fill 03

Play this fill without the double strokes on the bass drum initially to get a sense of the rhythm.

Kick Hat Snare 03

The L,F,R triplet is key to learning this beat. Practise it in 12/8.

Manky Beat

A manky sounding linear pattern played open-handed between hihat, snare and floor tom.

Playing Across The Bar Line

Use a metronome to keep the count while you experiment with playing over the bar line.

Foo Fighters ‘Rope’

Practise playing the bass drum with the crash cymbal on your weaker hand (See bar 3) @ 2mins 50.