Drum Lessons

Grammys Fill (transcribed)

Break down the fill into parts. Work on the hand and foot combinations separately first, then put it together and gradually increase the tempo.

Linear Drum Fill 03

Play this fill without the double strokes on the bass drum initially to get a sense of the rhythm.

Unison Fill

Practise moving from flams to unison and back again to improve accuracy. This example is mostly finger work.

Alternating Linear Fill

Play the linear pattern without accents. Next accent every third note, alternating between hand and foot. Switch hands.

Manky Beat

A manky sounding linear pattern played open-handed between hihat, snare and floor tom.

Drum Solo Excerpt

Pay attention to Steve's masterful use of dynamics and timing...