Drum Lesson: Paradiddle-diddle Metal Fill

This fill is made from the blood of Tigers and bangs 7 gram rocks a day. Cause that is how I roll. Winning!

Haha...this is a 32nd note linear lick incorporating paradiddle-diddles and a paradiddle. It takes up 3 beats and falls on beat four. You could also add on to it so that it doesn't stop on beat 4.

The sticking is left hand lead and goes: ( comma denotes the start of a new beat like 1, 2 , 3, and 4).
L R L L R R F F, L R L L R R F F, L R L L R F F R, L

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[atila1994]

why do this complicated sticking? you could do the exact same fill with right left sticking??

[17masonry]

@atila1994 Thanks for your question. To answer your statement pertaining to the alternate sticking: yes you could do that. But also consider this:

1. This video was illustrating the paradiddle-diddle; one of the 40 essential P.A.S. rudiments EVERY person who calls themselves a drummer should know.

2. A paradiddle-diddle is not a complicated sticking pattern. It is simply r l r r l l. This fill was the result of voicing/orchestrating the rudiment.

[17masonry]

3. I guarantee you that if you try and do this drum fill with alternate sticking; you will not be able to play it at the speed I am doing it at.

4. Why not? Part of my goal as a drummer is challenging myself and the paradiddle-diddle is an easy and effective rudiment once you can play it from your muscle memory.

Thanks for watching Atila 1994. I hope this answers your question :)

[atila1994]

@17masonry /watch?v=pWdd6_ZxX8c

[17masonry]

@atila1994

ha! great movie...

[GirlDrummerLove]

Trying to learn it. lol. But i have a lot of things going on lol. But trying...

[17masonry]

@GirlDrummerLove Have you gotten this one yet?  It's been a month :)

[GirlDrummerLove]

@17mansonry YHA :) i got it down a few days ago :)

[javier20893]

@17masonry youre welcome man ! thats great keep it up, i want drum lessons but i havent gotten any yet, ive been learning from youtube and some friends for the passed 4 years and ima check him out !! =]

[17masonry]

@javier20893 Thanks bud. I'm still working on my double bass with a really great teacher named Jeff Bowders. You should check some of his stuff out! He is a beast....