The Sweeps

[KickSteady]

You guys are awesome but you haven't posted anything in a long time

[mikeythespiky12]

smart as fuck, id put a flam right before that last fill tho, just put the frostin on the cake lol

[drummerwithstixs]

Nice work man, genuine

[geoffreydlang]

Hey Drum Dept..the licks you post are very cool. I know it could be a bit of a pain to transcribe each one for those guys who read, but what would be really helpful is to illustrate where the downbeat is in relation to the lick / fill.

Some of your fills start just before, just after or somewhere in the middle of a measure - and sometimes it's a bit tricky to try and properly place these licks / fills without reference to where beat '1' is.

Keep up the cool work..!

[baterabolim]

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[MrStevesays]

NOW AS FAST AS YOU CAN !!!!!!!

[craycpanda]

Now play it at a quarter of the volume!

[CasperGgoodwood]

You're really good dude. Keep up the good work.

[youjuanestube]

Fuck, why always they say "is very simple"

[huzza09]

I'd learn this faster if you had the sticking posted.. can anyone tell me the sticking.. I'm not good at just looking at his hands..

[jert4lyfff]

WOO!! hahaa

[boomaslang]

no wing nuts on the cymbals? wtf?

[michael9110]

@boomaslang some people like their cymbals loose..... Kinda like how i like my women.

[boomaslang]

@michael9110 lol i see xD

[PeterPF13]

my new hero.

[digitalfreak123]

u play it so clean!!!

[brett1234]

dont be a slave to the camera man.

[scottydrumbass]

those chop videos are awesome man :)  \o/

[TEDL101]

what did u use to muffle in the bass drum? sounds beautiful

[bmayn4444]

nothing else feels as good as when youre playing a fast/difficult drum beat for the first time and you finish it in time with the groove.

[ijbdrums]

what is the name of that head is it double ply

[boydrumsonwhat]

Easy on those nice cymbal's bro!

[drummer4life2014]

@boydrumsonwhat he is probably endorsed judging by these video view counts.

[jack33drummer]

this dude does not know how to teach. No offense to anyone, but he looks like he doesn't wanna be there teaching. Im back off to the MIKE JOHNSTON Website to learn some more drums lol

[trizzHHS]

@jack33drummer

I'm a big fan of Mike Johnston, but I'm really appreciative to this channel too. I think it's nice for intermediate/advanced drummers who don't need a 5 minute breakdown, but can see and mimic what he's playing. This channel has plenty of great licks, and they videos are short and sweet to save time. A bigger breakdown would also be nice though xDD

[ZebraBear88]

RLLFRLRLLFRLRLLFRLRLRLFFRFRLRL­FR(F+Cymbal)

[slyplayboy]

thanx this is really gonna help me :) god bless you

[shmoemoney]

"Pretty simple" he says...

[talebsmamma]

@shmoemoney well yes, it's not that hard! :)

[maro007a]

1:39 best part :D i really could add every video from you to favorites

[MattBDrumsNZ]

img25 . imageshack . us / img25 / 8411 / thesweepfill . jpg

To save people time looking through the comments for the transcription, i didn't post this originally though.

[MojoSoDope7]

Anyone know the sticking for this? :)

[CrispyXR]

lol @ 0:58 he grabs the other crash, even though he only used the other one... :D

[musiqwizzard]

omg..............

[Buhzie15]

gospel drummers eat your heart out

[mallowman12]

Does anyone want to tell me the sticking cause i'm pretty sure my brain exploded after watching it all the way through.

[dandan1769]

@mallowman12 go to the 3rd page of the comments, about 6 months ago. I wrote the whole thing out for skate2332.

[ajstill03]

Question u call it a sweeping fill what components set this one aside from any other fill?

[patritsch]

Awesome! Just like all your other stuff. DrumDepartment is one of the most inspirational drum ressources in the web! Keep it going!

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[daprownclown]

F^CKING AWSM DUDE

[RTSLAVE]

Da shit!

[ogphil3]

[insert F-bomb] -ing SWEET! you rock mr drew!

[KaijuTheater]

best drum channel of the tube!!

[DrMaximumChill]

Whats on the wall behind the drumset?

[casperellis]

iite cool

it's all good

[dominicprimo]

gospel chops baby

[dabumbaclaat]

Seriously helpful stuff man, and some cool licks. Nice one

[casperellis]

it's just triplets !!!!

i love triplets

[goofmasterMC]

@casperellis they're sixteenths bud.

[casperellis]

@goofmasterMC are they?

dnt wanna argue though

[goofmasterMC]

@casperellis yeah, sorry i sounded like a dick in that comment lol

The way he's accenting and moving them around the kit makes them sound "odd" like triplets.

[fjstreetboys1]

dandan1769 thanks 

[bamktbam14]

Sick! i do this fill just like that

[skate2332]

good shit man, whats the sticking tho im too lazy to actually figure it out myself lol

[dandan1769]

@skate2332 It's STARTS WITH RIGHT HAND AND GOES R(S)L(S)L(S)KK(H) L(S)R(F)L(S)L(S)KK(H) L(S)R(F)L(S)L(S)KK(H) L(S)R(T)L(T)R(S)L(S)KK(S&H) KR(S)L(T)R(F)L(F)KL(F)K(C).Sor­ry if confusing. Right hand, left hand, and kick drum out of ( ), s=snare, t=tom, f=floor tom, h=hihat, c=crash in ().anything in () after k means hit with kick drum. break it into parts, and watch when he plays it the slowest at 0:48.

[skate2332]

@dandan1769 thanks so much dude def gonna learn this tomorow lol

[Jaydoug99]

I love you guys. Just great stuff. 

[JaiSimp313]

Hatz off 2 you guys!

[rustyeagle]

after all the hours i've spent on this damn site, how have i not found this before? it's like suddenly finding out your wife makes the best desserts in the world. WHY DIDN'T SOMEBODY TELL ME ABOUT THIS!!??!!

[USMCdrummer06]

You're awesome, how long you been playin?

[Crajche]

'now as fast as you can'... lol

[Dan070]

Fuck everything else I've got to do today, I'm going to learn this instead XD

[drummer523925]

DaNg Bro Thats some Sick Playing

[drummer523925]

Dang Bro That Is Some Sick Playing!!!

[spstarks]

dude you guys are freakin awesome

[Danielcrspo]

The camera man is always there to tell him wat to do lol

[FloDrum2107]

I like how it sounds when its on medium tempo

[raokin466]

1:43 AWESOME

[CRAZYjay88]

Of all the drummers on youtube I think I prefer you the most.

[Guerilla4554]

1:40

[pottatukka666]

prison break sucre

[maharlika329]

@pottatukka666 yah.. ahahaha,

[shadow9Ox]

RllBB+RlrllBB+RlrllBB+RlRLRLBB R+L RLRLBLR

[Thenerdydrummerguy]

Love this fill, better than some of the others I've seen ;-)

[2009jamrock]

great fil guys

[jtillman34]

wats the sticking pattern?

[shadow9Ox]

@jtillman34 RllBB+RlrllBB+RlrllBB+RlRLRLBB R+L RLRLBLR

[princed80]

@shadow9Ox & @jtillman34

Thank yall for writing this out...I watch this video like 5 times trying to get each hit and I could get it but since yall did the hard part I should able to pick this up. Thank yall again and God Bless fellow drummer...

[gcdrumguru]

Wow, that is an awesome fill! What do you have lining your walls? Looks like some sort of bedding but I can't tell. Great stuff.

[Jearbalz]

pretty awesome!

[crack87]

u guys just dont get it....it is not about learning every particular lick or fill, it is about making such things flow out of ur pocket without thinking, just feeling

[paisteguy799]

@crack87 yea ofcourse thats the never ending ultimate result, yet these licks help you when u dont no what the fuck to play...lol....impres some girls at guitar center...

[crack87]

yeah u are right...i just was a bit pissed because this was number 10000 of videos i found called : cool lick, great fill, linear lick.....blabla, so i hope u dont get me wrong cuz of course this is a good introduction if u want to make this things flow out of the pocket

be blessed u drummers out there watchin this vid ;)

[mrTooKanSam]

That left hand....

[ShaxDr87]

Nice fill

[Ewwyoulikesoup]

Lol @ video description

[MrAnimeDrummer]

This fill reminds me of one that I wrote! I posted it in a video response. Please check it out. Very nice btw...

[boysieboy93]

hes become the guy behind the camera's bitch. i wouldn't be thaking that shit from any one! haha

[CoreyCL27]

your cool

[boysieboy93]

ill take that as a compliment

[CoreyCL27]

whatever you want, you're the man

[boysieboy93]

okay actually your kind of weird, in going to stop talking to you know

[CoreyCL27]

hahaha, ok

[x0scimy0x]

god that ending was crazy lol

[chpangon99]

wow sick fill !!! I have watched all you guys video lessons and I think you guys give the best gospel style drum lesson on youtube... If it is not too much trouble, could you guys break down some of your sick grooves you played in your videos.. I just couldn't find any good lessons on gospel groove on youtube.. THX alot !!

[MikeRob30]

Excellent teaching and nice chops! question I have is how long should this be worked on to get to that speed and understanding of placement?

[computerhacksaw]

as long as it takes....

[bentecho]

freakin ages mate. If you never have apraoched linear playing before, you wanna start more basic than this. Linear fills of this type are made up of a few combintions or fragments. RLL LLR RLK RLKK moslty. Get these down and you should be on your way!

[MikeRob30]

O yeah I've definitely know about linear drumming! Wouldn't say I'm an ace but actually been learning since the beginning of this year! And i know about triplet combos too! Its my favorite rudiment! but was unfamiliar with combining them! Preciate the advice my man! do you know anything about melodic fills!? Like this demonstration here! it taught well enough to pick up, but if i was to try on my own it wouldn't sound good like he placed it around the kit! Any suggestions?

[mrtitanium85]

@MikeRob30 actually in order 2 get speed and 2 understand placement u have to be fully comfortable around the kit. once you're used to playing the rudiments that correspond to this fill u should be able to learn it pretty quickly.

[NashMickey]

who are these videos for? people who are as good as you? Sick drumming though.

[adzug]

really this guy can play but the explaination is quite lacking. i think you should always show the sticking and accents on the snare or hi hat 1st and then show the rest on the whole kit but whatever hes real good

[tinkndrew]

that is sweet man!!!

[shadowlorde]

cool fill .. but these types of fills are starting to bore me .. hand hand foot hand hand hand foot foot .. billions of combinations of hand and foot .. do a blazing buddy rich fill next time .. show off that hand technique

[jswitch2010]

Thats wats up preciate ya

[FriendofGOD36]

wow

[steamtrain1978]

hey guys how do know all these cool fills. is there a book or do ye just work them out?

[srecar6]

its mostly worked out.....dey sumtimes take things and put it together to make licks

[computerhacksaw]

mike johnston just came out with a book full of linear fills....

its pretty much just permutations -

1-2-3 R-L-K or L-R-K or K-R-L or R-k-L and so on...

1-2-3-4- R-L-K-K

1-2-3-4-5- R-L-R-L-K

[LazeTom9210]

Now - play it as fast as you can! haha, this is gonna be fun to learn!

[chrislobo26]

what snare is that?? i love it

[intotubintoo]

I got:

R LL K (KR) L R LL K (KR) L R L R L K K (RL) R L R K L R.

Like LJ33zy07 said, the sticking/kicking in parentheses is done simultaneously.

[LJ33zy07]

i beleive the sticking goes as such:

R-LL-KK-[R]-L-R-LL-KK-[R]-L-KK­-R-L

The enclosed "[R]" for right hand is hit at the same time as the 2nd kick that comes before it. and from there you continue the cycle for that ""sweep"" feeling!

[waynedeaton]

who is that guy!!?? ouch! does he play for anyone!!!???

[Jesse4ManBob]

drew from Bluebox i believe

[metubeplease2]

1 word to say @that fill... WOW!

[TheJason0523]

anyone with the sticking?

[PatitoHAHH]

he explains it very well man, just pay close attention

[tonedrop2002]

Is that tom knight talking??

[jzchambo65]

woohhh!

[0Lewis0]

All these videos are boss.

[chutdigadut]

lol agreed

[vangied]

i tink this is my fav vid so far!! awesome!

[BitstreamDreamer]

You guys are AWSOME, man!! Keep it up and thx for sharing!!

C ya around ;-)

[zacholden08]

that first bit is very smooth

[kkaazzii]

Nice!

[jmr2master]

Nice fill, loving the loose triplet feel.

[powerbomb91]

you guys are sick.....

[yauden]

Nice to see some more vids from you guys...

[naedsukram]

awesome fill, he has great control over his sticking where to place his single and double kicks so it always finishes nice and has a nice twist to it.

[vrxyled]

fuck that s the LICK right there!:D

for people that need the stickin and cant read sheet music, here u go:

img25 . imageshack . us / img25 / 8411 / thesweepfill.jpg

Remove the spaces after copy/pasting (youtube spam filters dont let me post links :( )

Thats a link to the a screenshot of the stickin since i couldn't post it here cuz youtube screws up the formatting.

Its 32notes long so obviously u can use it as a 32nd note fill (like drew is) or use it as a 16th note fill, so it ll cover 2bars.

[jriktor]

link doesnt work!

[vrxyled]

yes it does....remove all the spaces after pastin it in ur browser.

[Branman1994]

i laughed when he said pretty simple

[YoungInfrared]

MORE VIDEOS Drum Department!! They're always awesome.

[MechanixPL]

Unbelievable fill. I will try to learn it.

[Jujin2]

yeeeeah

[17masonry]

Drew is too fucking good.

[Jakethefox]

nice dude

[laron1114]

GREAT GREAT AND GREAT!!!!