Free Drum Lessons
Swiss Army Triplet Groove
This lesson focuses on expanding the Swiss Army Triplet rudiment into a cool groove & drum fill.
Drum Fill Improv Template
This lesson outlines a template to use for practicing your filling technique. Play a new drum fill where indicated in the practice template.
All Right Now - Free - Chart Topping Drum Fills
In this lesson, learn a piece from Dawn Richardson's new book, Chart-Topping Drum Fills: The 60s Through Today. Exploring the song "All Right Now" by Free, Nate Brown breaks down the drum fill techniques.
Syncopated Drum Fill Pattern
This lesson takes a syncopated drum fill pattern and moves it around the kit. There are a lot of possibilities with this pattern. Try moving this pattern around the kit in your own ways to create more grooves.
Sixteenth-Note Triplet Drum Fill Phrased In Two
This week's lesson examines the technique of phrasing sixteenth-note triplets in groups of two around the toms to create explosive fills.
Classic Fills from Something From Nothing - Foo Fighters
Taylor Hawkins is known for his fast-paced, explosive drum fills. This week, we're going over two of those fills from Something From Nothing by Foo Fighters. These classic 32nd note drum fills might take some time to bring up to speed. This notation excerpt is provided by Steve Ley.
Adding Flair With Threes - Under the Bridge
Often, drum grooves involve straight 8th notes played on the hi hat or cymbal. That's not necessarily a bad thing, as long as it's what the music calls for. However, there are many opportunities where adding an additional stroke in-between the 8th notes will improve the song.
Come As You Are - Pre-chorus & Fill
This week, we'll be taking a look at the main groove and fills from the pre-chorus of Come As You Are by Nirvana. This drumming style paved the way for grunge rockers and beyond.
Drum Fill from Rock and Roll by Led Zeppelin
Exploring the techniques from my favorite drum fill in the song Rock and Roll by Led Zeppelin, this lesson seeks to dissect the fill and teach you to apply the concepts to your own drumming.
Funky Swiss Army Drum Fill
If we change the phrasing of this Swiss Army Triplet, it becomes an impressively syncopated sounding pattern. No longer do each of the flams fall directly on a downbeat.
Simple, Head-turning Drum Fill
If you can play 8th and 16th note triplets, you can nail this fill with just a little practice. The most difficult thing about playing it will most likely be getting used to playing triplets across two different drums.
Triplet Crossover Groove
An easy to learn, hard to master triplet crossover technique. But, it's a lot of fun to practice, so you'll have it mastered in no time!
Buddy Rich...
