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Hi, I’m Danny Pearson and welcome to my next lesson in a series for the Mike Dolbear affiliated drum school. One of the most common questions I get asked is ‘how do I come up with better fill-ins’ or ‘more fill-in ideas’. So in this series I will be showing you the sort of fills that I show my students and that I use myself. This month I”m going to show you a nice 2 beat fill-in combining the flam & the 4-stroke ruff. In the notation below I’ve written it out over 1 bar (or over 4 beats), as it makes it easier to read, but it’s actually played over 2 beats. This means the fill-in starts on beat 3 of the bar not on beat 1 as written below. (See video for explanation). So, on beat 1 we have a flam followed by the 4-stroke ruff split around the kit. The last note of the ruff actually finishes on beat 2 with the bass drum. There”s another bass drum on the ”&” of beat 2, followed by a snare & crash cymbal on beat 3. The fill-in is finished off with two snare hits on beat 4. The sticking for this is – (reverse sticking if you’re left handed): 1 & 2 & 3 4 & rL rlr K K B R L K=Kick or Bass drum B=Both Hands together (i.e. Crash & snare) Ok, if you watch the attached video you will see I’ve played the fill-in slowly on its own & then up to speed with a groove. Have a go at following my examples and then try and come up with some of your own! If you have any questions you can email me at danny@dannypearsondrums.co.uk Have fun! Danny |
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