Grammys Fill (transcribed)
Aaron Spears
Break down the fill into parts. Work on the hand and foot combinations separately first, then put it together and gradually increase the tempo.
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32nd Note Fill
Chris Coleman
Work on the basic 6 note pattern between the hands and feet (RLRLFF).
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Toto - 'Africa' Drum Beat
Jeff Porcaro
Play the bass drum hits on beat 1 & 3 slightly louder to create more of a bossa nova/samba feel.
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Linear Drum Fill 01
Kev O'Shea
L,R,F triplet is the basis of this fill. Learn it and also, L,R,L,R,F.
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Songo-inspired halftime
Kev O'Shea
Play R,L,F,L with accents in different places. Keep right hand on Hihat and left hand on the snare.
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Unison Fill
Kev O'Shea
Practise moving from flams to unison and back again to improve accuracy. This example is mostly finger work.
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