Drum Lessons


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Red Hot Chili Peppers - 'Dani California' Intro


Chad Smith

Work on one-handed ruffs, bass drum double-strokes and, of course, timing and feel...
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Linear Swing Fill


Gavin Harrison

Practise triplets of R,L,F and L,R,F in time to a metronome. Then shift from hand to hand singles and back to the linear triplets.
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Kick Hat Snare 01


Kev O'Shea

First get comfortable with F,R,L,F,R,L,R,L (whilst accenting the last 'L'). There rest is a variation on a basic paradiddle.
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Kick Hat Snare 04


Kev O'Shea

Practise the inverted single paradiddle: R,L,L,R,L,R,R,L with and without accents on the first beat of each 4 notes.
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Alternating Linear Fill


Kev O'Shea

Play the linear pattern without accents. Next accent every third note, alternating between hand and foot. Switch hands.
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U2 - 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' Drum Intro


Larry Mullen Jr.

Try to play each drum at the same dynamic level to create the marching feel of this song.
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